Senior Cloud & Hybrid Systems Administrator SME (Remote)

Peraton; Herndon (VA); Remote; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an experienced System Administrator - SME for cloud and hybrid environments to support the USGS OCIO. This senior role combines hands-on administration with architectural guidance across on-premises data centers and multi-cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Remote work is available, with responsibilities spanning virtualization, security, migration, and DevOps automation. Strong collaboration with government tools and compliance standards is required.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Extensive experience in systems administration across hybrid IT environments.
• Hands-on experience with VMware, AWS, and multi-cloud platforms.
• Proficiency with Windows Server and Linux/UNIX in enterprise or Federal settings.
• Experience with NAS/SAN storage and enterprise backup/DR strategies.
• Strong documentation and collaboration skills, including stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Administer Windows Server and Linux/UNIX across data centers.
• Manage VMware virtualization environments and monitoring tools.
• Administer AWS cloud services and migration tooling.
• Lead on-premises to cloud migration efforts with minimal downtime.
• Manage NAS/SAN storage and disaster recovery planning.
• Advise on cloud architectures and security best practices.
• Design and maintain monitoring dashboards and support DevOps automation.

Skills

Hybrid IT environments

VMware vSphere/vCenter

AWS/Azure/GCP

Windows Server & Linux

Zero-downtime upgrades

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

VMware vSphere

SCVMM

Datadog

CloudWatch

Jenkins

Ansible

Kubernetes

Job description

Peraton is seeking an experienced System Administrator - SME for cloud and hybrid environments to support the USGS OCIO. This senior role combines hands-on administration with architectural guidance across on-premises data centers and multi-cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Remote work is available, with responsibilities spanning virtualization, security, migration, and DevOps automation. Strong collaboration with government tools and compliance standards is required.