Cloud Computing Engineer

Peraton; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Bonus plan

Subsidized benefits

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Cloud Reliability Engineer to support a DoD customer in Chantilly, VA. You will ensure uptime, monitor performance, respond to incidents, and collaborate with engineers to simplify architectures. This on-site role requires TS/SCI clearance and strong Linux/cloud/automation skills.

You will work in a 24x7 environment, participating in shift rotations and using Jira Service Desk and Confluence for documentation and incident handling.

Qualifications

• Requires TS/SCI with SCI eligibility and willingness to maintain clearance.
• Education or equivalent experience in engineering/tech fields with DoD relevance.
• DoD 8140 compliance for work role at intermediate level.
• Strong Linux experience (RHEL 8+).
• Experience with cloud environments (OpenStack, OCP, Azure, AWS).
• Container and automation experience (Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible).
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk, Nessus).
• Solid networking fundamentals and troubleshooting skills.
• Willing to work 24x7 on-site including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Ensure 24x7 uptime for multi-service cloud infrastructure.
• Provide 1st level system and network support; triage and escalate as needed.
• Collaborate with engineering to improve platforms and reduce complexity.
• Utilize Jira Service Desk to track issues through resolution.
• Configure and use monitoring tools for troubleshooting and remediation.
• Document procedures in Confluence and follow SOPs for conflict resolution.
• Support shift-based monitoring in a on-site Chantilly, VA environment.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Customer/Tech comms

24x7 shift work

Monitoring tools

Networking fundamentals

Linux/Unix

Education

Associate/Bachelor/Master degree in Engineering or related field

Equivalent experience for degree

DoD 8140 compliance exposure

Tools

Jira Service Desk

Remedy

Confluence

OpenStack/OpenShift

VMware

Job description

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum ofTop Secretclearance with SCI eligibility. Contract requires TS/SCI. The candidate mustmaintainthe clearance
• Associates degree in Engineering, Computer Technology or related field and 7+ years of experience; ORBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Technology or related field and 5+ years of experience; ORMaster’s degree in Engineering, Computer Technology or related field and 3+ years of experience. Anadditionalfour (4) Equivalent experience in lieu of a degree will be considered
• DoD 8140 compliance for work role: Technical Support Specialist, witha proficiencylevel of Intermediate or above
• 3+ years of experience working with Linux operating systems(RHEL 8.X or higher)
• 3+ years of experience working within a cloud environment such as RedHatOpenstack, RedHat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP), MS Azure, or AWS
• 2+ years of experience with containerization and automation technologies (e.g.Docker Containers, Kubernetes, Ansible, and Heat templates)
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring tools (e.g.Splunk, Sensu, Nessus, etc.)
• Experience supporting software and/or network operations with a clear understanding of networking fundamentals with ability to deep-dive andtroubleshootissues
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Must be willing to work in a 24x7 environment and support shift work on site; 8 and/or 12 hours shifts, including weekends
• Ability to effectivelycommunicatesboth with customers and technical staff

Desired Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience with virtualization technologies (e.g.CitrixXenServerRed Hat Enterprise Virtualization, and/or VMWare)
• Experience using a ticketing system (e.g.Jira Service Desk, Remedy, etc.)
• Experience with front-end processing and network gateway appliances and /or software
• Networking experience to include monitoring, configuring (e.g.firewalls, switches, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with virtual machine environment management tools (Vagrant)
• Ability to work independently or within a team structure
• Experience with configuration management repositories
• Experience with cross domain guard technologies (e.g.Forcepoint, Radiant Mercury, etc.)
• Knowledge and understanding of KVM Virtualization technologies
• Previousexperience with Intelligence or DoD programs, either within the military or as a civilian contractor

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participatein an attractive bonus plan

Peraton is seeking aCloud Reliability Engineer in Chantilly, VA to support our Department of Defense customer as part ofa highly talented, highlymotivatedand high-performing team. As part of the Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance Support team you willbe responsible forthe availability, performance, monitoring, and incident response, among other things, of the Cloud Infrastructure that we support in a 24x7 environment.

Whatyou'lldo:

• Ensure the 24x7 uptime of our multi-service, multi-layer, multi-tenant cloud infrastructure
• This position is hands-on, requiring the ability to provide first-level system and network support problem investigation, resolution, or elevate as needed
• Work closely with the engineering teams to improve our platforms andeliminatecomplexity from architecture and processes
• Utilize a Jira Service Desk ticketing queue for tracking system and tenant issues through resolution
• Configure and usestate-of-the-artmonitoring tools toassistwith troubleshooting and remediation of issues
• Responsible forthe monitoringthe daily software and network operations in a distributed multi-tenant, multi-layer, cloud environment
• Conduct incident response and in-depth root cause analysis
• Understand andtroubleshootcomplex network data flow issues for Palo Alto firewalls and Arista switches
• Document new procedures/update existing proceduresutilizingConfluence and follow SOPs for conflict resolution
• This job will include shift work to allow for complete 24x7 monitoring of software systems. Will need to have flexibility to work multiple shifts (day, mid, swing), as needed.
• Job is on-site at Peraton Chantilly, VA facility. No remote work allowed