Senior Cloud & Hybrid SysAdmin SME (Remote)

Peraton; United States; Remote; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an experienced System Administrator–SME to support the USGS OCIO in a remote, cloud‑hybrid environment. You will serve as a technical advisor and hands‑on administrator across on‑prem data centers and multi‑cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

You will lead migration efforts, optimize cloud architectures, manage virtualization, and ensure security patching and incident response across Windows and Linux systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years professional experience, or equivalent combinations.
• Public Trust clearance eligibility and U.S. citizenship required.
• Extensive hybrid IT systems administration experience.
• Proven VMware virtualization expertise in large environments.
• Hands-on AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud services experience.
• Windows Server and Linux/UNIX administration in enterprise contexts.
• Experience with backup/DR and disaster recovery planning.

Responsibilities

• Hybrid Systems Administration of Windows and Linux/UNIX across data centers.
• Manage VMware vCloud/vSphere/vCenter and related tooling.
• Administer cloud environments: AWS, Azure, GCP; advise on workload placement.
• Lead data migration from on‑prem to cloud with minimal downtime.
• Implement and monitor backup/DR solutions and storage.
• Provide architecture guidance to OCIO leadership.
• Apply security patches and maintain compliance with standards.
• Develop runbooks and document migration paths.
• Collaborate with teams using Jira/Confluence/Microsoft Teams.

Skills

VMware

AWS

Azure

GCP

Windows Server

Linux/UNIX

DR/Backup

IAVA/Security

Kubernetes

Datadog/CloudWatch

Education

Bachelor's degree +10 years

Master's degree +8 years

Associate's degree +12 years

High school diploma +14 years

Tools

VMware vCenter

vROPS

SCVMM

Datadog

CloudWatch

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Peraton is seeking an experienced System Administrator–SME to support the USGS OCIO in a remote, cloud‑hybrid environment. You will serve as a technical advisor and hands‑on administrator across on‑prem data centers and multi‑cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

You will lead migration efforts, optimize cloud architectures, manage virtualization, and ensure security patching and incident response across Windows and Linux systems.