Senior Proxmox Cluster Lead — On‑Site, TS/SCI Ready
Peraton
College Park (MD)
On-site
USD 120,000 - 190,000
Full time
14 days+
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Job summary
A leading technology services provider is seeking a Senior Proxmox Cluster Administrator to manage critical virtualized environments in College Park, MD. The role focuses on hands-on operations, ensuring platform reliability and security posture, and includes responsibilities like administering Proxmox VE clusters and leading incident response efforts. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience with Linux administration and virtualization, along with relevant certifications. This position requires full-time on-site work and US citizenship with TS/SCI clearance.
Qualifications
Minimum of 12+ years of experience and a Bachelor's, 10+ years and a Master's, or 8+ years and a Ph.D. in Computer Science or related discipline.
Senior experience administering Linux infrastructure in production (RHEL/Ubuntu).
Experience operating a virtualization platform at scale.
Proficiency in automation using Ansible and scripting in Bash and/or Python.
At least one active technical certification in systems engineering, information security, or related fields.
US Citizenship with an active/current TS/SCI w/ Polygraph.
Responsibilities
Administer and sustain Proxmox VE clusters.
Standardize VM/LXC provisioning.
Lead incident response and troubleshooting across compute/network/storage.
Manage Proxmox host networking.
Own backup/restore and DR readiness for virtualization workloads.
Maintain platform documentation and support audit-ready artifacts.
Partner with teams to onboard workloads and enhance operations.
Skills
Linux administration
Automation with Ansible
Scripting in Bash/Python
Virtualization (Proxmox VE)
Networking (VLANs, bonding)
Storage management (ZFS)
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline
Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline
Ph.D. in Computer Science or related discipline
Tools
Proxmox VE
Ansible
Prometheus/Grafana
ELK/OpenSearch
Splunk
Job description
A leading technology services provider is seeking a Senior Proxmox Cluster Administrator to manage critical virtualized environments in College Park, MD. The role focuses on hands-on operations, ensuring platform reliability and security posture, and includes responsibilities like administering Proxmox VE clusters and leading incident response efforts. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience with Linux administration and virtualization, along with relevant certifications. This position requires full-time on-site work and US citizenship with TS/SCI clearance.