External Job Posting Title Cloud Network Automation Engineer

Peraton; Linthicum, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Cloud Network Automation Engineer to join our team in the Baltimore metropolitan area. You will provision, manage, and support Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama, develop Ansible Playbooks, and deploy monitoring to detect anomalies across connected networks and cloud providers.

The role requires an active TS clearance with SCI eligibility, a relevant degree with extensive experience, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience; OR Master's with 6+ years; OR PhD with 3+ years.
• Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Active CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Expertise with CaC tooling, Ansible preferred.
• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls in disconnected environments.
• Experience with regulated environments (DoD/War) network configurations.

Responsibilities

• Provision, manage, and support Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama across networks and clouds.
• Develop, utilize, and maintain Ansible Playbooks to secure, patch, and configure Palo Alto appliances.
• Manage connected services such as network adapters, storage, and firewalls.
• Deploy, configure, and support monitoring to detect anomalies or disruptions.
• Investigate service disruptions and provide root cause analysis and preventive steps.

Skills

Clearance knowledge

Communication skills

Ansible

Palo Alto firewalls

Network automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

PhD (alternative)

Tools

Palo Alto firewall

Panorama

Terraform

Job description

Responsibilities

Overview:

As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Peraton is seeking a Cloud Network Automation Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.

What you will do:

• Provision, manage, and support Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama servers across several internet-connected and internet-disconnected networks and Cloud Service Providers.
• Develop, utilize, and maintain Ansible Playbooks to secure, patch, and configure Palo Alto appliances.
• Manage and configure connected services such as network adapters, storage, and firewalls.
• Deploy, configure, and support monitoring capabilities to detect anomalous conditions or service disruptions.
• Investigate service disruptions and provide root cause analysis reports and implement additional steps to prevent subsequent issues.

*This position requires full-time, onsite attendance Monday through Friday in the Baltimore metropolitan area.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience; OR Master's degree with 6+ years of experience; OR PhD with 3+ years of experience. A degree within one of the following fields is highly desired: Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or Software Engineering. In lieu of a degree, an additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered.
• Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Active CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.

Required Technical Qualifications:

• Expertise with Configuration as Code (CaC) tooling, Ansible preferred.
• Expertise managing Palo Alto firewalls disconnected environments.
• Expertise with network requirements and configuration of regulated environments, preferably within Department of War agencies.

Preferred Technical Qualifications:

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling, Terraform preferred.
• Experience managing secure computing environments to adhere with DISA STIGs and NIST 800-53 controls.
• Experience monitoring system uptime and performance with tools such as Splunk, Grafana, and SolarWinds.
• Experience providing detailed technical after-action reports with root cause analysis after outage or security incidents.
• Familiarity with host-level networking such as instance firewalls.
• Familiarity with source code management tooling such as GitHub or GitLab.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.