Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer — Automation & PKI

Peraton; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Subsidized employee benefits

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support enterprise cloud and on-premise infrastructure with modern automation practices. You will design, build, deploy and maintain scalable systems across development, test, and production environments and contribute to lifecycle activities.

The role emphasizes container and cloud orchestration, security hardening, and infrastructure as code. A Top-Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility is required, along with strong scripting and

Qualifications

• Requires Top-Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.
• Experience with Linux/Windows system building and automation.
• Experience creating or modifying Ansible playbooks for configuration and sustainment.
• Experience scripting with Bash or Python for automation across hosts.
• Experience with identity management integrations (Active Directory, FreeIPA or similar).

Responsibilities

• Support system lifecycle across development, integration, test, deployment and operations.
• Build and maintain high-availability networked systems in a team-based environment.
• Deploy cloud instances and applications with automation.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for automated deployment and patching.
• Create system documentation including operation concepts and interfaces.
• Assist with system planning, scaling and design activities.
• Support infrastructure-related trade studies.

Skills

Security clearance

Linux

Windows

Bash/Python scripting

Ansible

Git

PKI

IDAM integration

OpenShift/OpenStack

RHEL 8.x

Education

Associate’s degree in engineering/ Computer Technology or related field

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/ Computer Technology or related field

Master’s degree in engineering/ Computer Technology or related field

Tools

Ansible

Git

Kubernetes

OpenShift

OpenStack

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support enterprise cloud and on-premise infrastructure with modern automation practices. You will design, build, deploy and maintain scalable systems across development, test, and production environments and contribute to lifecycle activities.

The role emphasizes container and cloud orchestration, security hardening, and infrastructure as code. A Top-Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility is required, along with strong scripting and