TS/SCI Linux Systems Engineer - On-Site Research Infra

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton Labs seeks a poly cleared Linux Systems Engineer to design, implement, and sustain secure, mission-focused research infrastructure in a Maryland-based program. The role is hands-on, on-site near College Park, MD, with Linux/Windows admin, GOTS/COTS/open-source integration, and security posture enhancement across classified/unclassified spaces.

The position requires building gold images, patching, auditing, and supporting cyber/telemetry tools while collaborating with Peraton and customer

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field, or 1+ years with a Master’s, or a PhD.
• Linux system administration in operational environments.
• Experience delivering IT/telecommunications in both classified and unclassified spaces.
• US Citizenship with an active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph is required.
• Strong communication and ability to document configurations clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and sustain secure research infrastructure.
• Perform Linux/Windows system administration for workstations and servers.
• Install, configure, troubleshoot, and integrate GOTS/COTS/open-source solutions.
• Support virtualization platforms, compute/storage, and remote access solutions.
• Configure networking basics (switching/routing, port activation, cabling).
• Build and update gold images; apply hardening configurations.
• Execute routine patching and audit/readiness tasks.
• Support security tooling for endpoint protection, IDS, logging.

Skills

Linux system administration

Network troubleshooting

Security tooling

Documentation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Experience substituting degree with years

Tools

OpenStack

Hadoop

Cloudera

AWS

VDI

Job description

Peraton Labs seeks a poly cleared Linux Systems Engineer to design, implement, and sustain secure, mission-focused research infrastructure in a Maryland-based program. The role is hands-on, on-site near College Park, MD, with Linux/Windows admin, GOTS/COTS/open-source integration, and security posture enhancement across classified/unclassified spaces.

The position requires building gold images, patching, auditing, and supporting cyber/telemetry tools while collaborating with Peraton and customer