Space Cloud Engineer - CI/CD & Automation

Peraton

Herndon, Northern (VA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+
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25 days PTO
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Job summary

Peraton in Herndon, VA seeks a Cloud Engineer to design, automate, and operate mission-critical cloud infrastructure for the EMMETT Space Programs initiative. You will leverage IaC, CI/CD, and container orchestration to deliver secure, scalable services to Agile teams working in classified environments.

The role requires TS/SCI with poly, 5+ years of related experience, and hands-on Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • TS clearance with SCI eligibility and ability to pass polygraph.
  • 4+ years in cloud engineering, automation, or orchestration.
  • IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE, SSCP).
  • Hands-on cloud platform experience with IaC and automation tools.
  • Containerization/orchestration proficiency (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

  • Build and automate cloud infrastructure and containerized services (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release orchestration.
  • Harden and secure systems with DevSecOps, PKI, and identity integration.
  • Monitor reliability and observability across networks, OS, containers, and cloud services.
  • Develop and maintain engineering artifacts and configuration management for repeatable operations.

Skills

Degree + Experience
TS/SCI with Poly
Cloud Engineering
IAT Level II cert
Cloud Platforms & IaC
Containerization
CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Ansible
Git/GitLab
Jenkins

Job description

Peraton in Herndon, VA seeks a Cloud Engineer to design, automate, and operate mission-critical cloud infrastructure for the EMMETT Space Programs initiative. You will leverage IaC, CI/CD, and container orchestration to deliver secure, scalable services to Agile teams working in classified environments.

The role requires TS/SCI with poly, 5+ years of related experience, and hands-on Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).

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