Remote Lead Automation Architect — Secure, Scalable Infra

Peraton; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Lead Automation Architect to own target-state automation architecture, drive design decisions, and lead reviews across the portfolio. The role focuses on scalable, secure automation solutions for Federal Financial environments, including air-gapped infrastructure and AWS GovCloud.

The candidate will define IaC strategies with Ansible, architect CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, and guide cross-functional teams through architecture sessions to optimize efficiency and reliability.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree and 16 years' experience, or High School diploma/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 using Jenkins.
• Continuous monitoring with Splunk for RHEL and Windows Server 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.
• Willing to undergo a pre-employment credit check as required by the Customer.
• Experience with Service Now and ARIA (preferred).

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Lead Automation Architect to own target-state automation architecture, drive design decisions, and lead reviews across the portfolio. The role focuses on scalable, secure automation solutions for Federal Financial environments, including air-gapped infrastructure and AWS GovCloud.

The candidate will define IaC strategies with Ansible, architect CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, and guide cross-functional teams through architecture sessions to optimize efficiency and reliability.