Remote Hybrid Cloud Systems Administrator SME

Peraton; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a senior System Administrator – SME to support USGS OCIO in a remote, hybrid cloud and on-prem environment. You will lead administration of Windows/Linux, VMware, and multi-cloud services across AWS, Azure, and GCP, guiding migrations, storage, backup, and DR planning.

The role requires deep expertise in cloud architectures, virtualization, and security patching, with strong communication to leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10 years professional experience or higher.
• U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain Public Trust clearance; work within United States.
• Extensive systems administration experience in hybrid IT (on-prem + cloud).
• Experience with VMware virtualization (vCenter, ESXi, vSphere).
• Hands-on AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, CloudFormation) and workload migration tools.
• Proficiency administers Windows Server and Linux/UNIX in enterprise settings.
• Experience with NAS/SAN storage, backups, and DR strategies.
• Familiarity with multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and IAM.
• Ability to upgrade with zero downtime and document processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication for technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Administer Windows Server and Linux/UNIX across data centers.
• Manage VMware virtualization environments (vCenter, ESXi, vROPS, Log Insight).
• Administer and optimize AWS environments (EC2, S3, CloudFormation).
• Lead data migration from on-prem to cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Maintain NAS/SAN storage and enterprise backups; implement DR.
• Advise on cloud/hybrid architectures and workload placement.
• Apply patches to OS, hypervisor, and apps; maintain security compliance.
• Design monitoring dashboards (vROPS, CloudWatch, Datadog) and troubleshoot incidents.
• Support DevOps tooling (Kubernetes, Jenkins, Ansible) for CI/CD and IaC.
• Create runbooks, migration plans, architecture diagrams; collaborate via Jira/Confluence.

Skills

Hybrid IT experience

Strong communication

Technical advisory

Incident response

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree with 10 years experience

Tools

VMware vSphere

VMware vCenter

vROPS

Log Insight

SCVMM

AWS EC2

S3

CloudFormation

CloudWatch

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Ansible

Datadog

Job description

Peraton seeks a senior System Administrator – SME to support USGS OCIO in a remote, hybrid cloud and on-prem environment. You will lead administration of Windows/Linux, VMware, and multi-cloud services across AWS, Azure, and GCP, guiding migrations, storage, backup, and DR planning.

The role requires deep expertise in cloud architectures, virtualization, and security patching, with strong communication to leadership and stakeholders.