Lead Automation Architect

Peraton; Las Cruces (NM); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Lead Automation Architect to own the target-state automation architecture, document key design decisions, and lead reviews across the portfolio to drive scalable, secure solutions.

The role focuses on IaC with Ansible, CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, and operating in air-gapped Federal Financial environments including AWS GovCloud. Remote work is supported.

Qualifications

• Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain required public trust clearance.
• Bachelors or equivalent with substantial federal experience.
• 15+ years building and automating secure infrastructure for federal programs.
• Specializes in Infrastructure as Code with Ansible.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline engineering and Jenkins.
• Continuous monitoring with Splunk for RHEL and Windows in air-gapped and GovCloud.
• Proficient with Ansible/Ansible Tower/AWX.
• Proven Linux/Windows server administration.
• Experience automating decommission/provisioning workflows.
• Pre-employment credit check may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide Technical Direction: mentor architects and engineers and lead cross-functional design sessions.
• Define and maintain target-state automation architecture with standards and roadmaps.
• Lead secure automation solutions across Federal Financial environments, including air-gapped infra and GovCloud.
• Develop and enforce Infrastructure as Code strategies using Ansible and related tools.
• Architect and optimize CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins for secure deployment.
• Lead architecture reviews and document key decisions and tradeoffs.
• Analyze existing infra to identify automation opportunities for efficiency and scalability.
• Design automation for server provisioning, configuration, patching, lifecycle management, and decommissioning.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Linux administration

Windows administration

Security compliance

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree + 16 years experience

High School diploma + 20 years experience

Tools

Ansible Tower/AWX

Jenkins

Splunk

AWS GovCloud

Infrastructure automation

Job description

Basic Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance.


• Bachelors Degree and 16 years of experience, or a High School diploma or equivalent and 20 years of experience


• 15+ years building and automating secure infrastructure across Federal Financial programs


• Specializes in Infrastructure as Code with Ansible


• Experience with CI/CD pipeline engineering with Jenkins


• Continuous monitoring with Splunk for RHEL and Windows Server systems in air-gapped and AWS GovCloud environments


• Experience with Ansible/Ansible Tower/AWX


• Proven experience in Linux and Windows server administration


• Experience in automating decommission/provisioning workflows


• Must be willing to undergo a pre-employment credit check as required by the Customer

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Service Now and ARIA

Peraton is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Lead Automation Architect to join our Team. This role owns the target state architecture for automation, makes and documents the design decisions that realize it, leads architecture reviews across the portfolio, and drives process analysis to identify and prioritize automation opportunities. The position ensures automation solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned to business strategy.

Work Location: This is a remote position

What You Will Do:

• Provide Technical Direction: Mentor architects and engineers, lead cross-functional design sessions, and communicate architectural direction to both technical and executive audiences.


• Define and maintain the target-state automation architecture, establishing standards, patterns, and technology roadmaps aligned with business and mission objectives.


• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of secure automation solutions across Federal Financial environments, including air-gapped infrastructure and AWS GovCloud.


• Develop and enforce Infrastructure as Code (IaC) strategies using Ansible, Ansible Tower/AWX, and related automation technologies.


• Architect and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, enabling repeatable, secure, and reliable infrastructure deployment and configuration processes.


• Lead architecture reviews and technical design sessions across the portfolio, documenting key decisions, tradeoffs, dependencies, and implementation standards.


• Analyze existing infrastructure and operational processes to identify, prioritize, and roadmap automation opportunities that improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability.


• Design automation for server provisioning, configuration, patching, lifecycle management, and decommissioning across RHEL and Windows Server environments