About Peraton
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Program Overview
Cybersecurity experts, Scrum and Agile professionals and engineers (systems, software, network, and cloud reliability) design and sustain cloud infrastructure to host spacecraft command and control systems. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Antenna as a Service (AaaS), Data as a Service (DaaS), and an active Admin Wide Area Network (AWAN) team are provided.
About The Role
Peraton is seeking a Senior Cloud Administrator Trainer in our Chantilly, VA office in support of our Department of Defense (DoD) customer as part of a highly talented, highly motivated, and high-performing team. As part of the team, you will support an exciting program which involves design, development, test, and deployment of an exciting and complex system in an Agile construct to contribute to mission success for a variety of stakeholders. Join us and be part of the next generation of innovators as we blaze a trail forward for our profession and company.
What you'll do:
- Create a teachable and repeatable program curriculum used to train multi-tiered cloud-based teams to build mission-critical, highly available, high-performance networked systems in a team-oriented environment.
- The coursework will guide teams that support building and deploying cloud instances and applications utilizing automation tools to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
- Coordinate with operations manager and tier team leads to develop training material based on technologies used by the team in support of the RedHat cloud environment, current process and procedures, certification skill materials, and existing system sustainment playbooks.
- Maintain partnership with Red Hat and other vendors to stay up to date with the latest advancements in products and industry best practices; update and develop continuing curriculum as new technology is introduced into the program.
- Support related ground system trade studies for continuous lifecycle improvement of the training curriculum as well as for the program’s enterprise development, test, and production environments, as needed.
Qualifications
Required qualifications:
- Associates degree and 10+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field; OR bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field; or a master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field. Additional Four (4) years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree
- This position requires the candidate possess a minimum of Top-Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI. The candidate must maintain the clearance.
- Experience developing cloud, engineering or technical administrative course work to include certification material.
- Experience directly training teams with hands-on technical workshops that are applicable to the cloud environments they work in.
- Familiar with RedHat cloud-based technologies including RHOSP, RHOCP, Satellite, etc.
- Familiar with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Ansible for task automation such as package installation and configuration across an array of physical and/or virtual hosts.
- Familiar with Operating System administration skills for RHEL 7.x.
- Familiar with security hardening to include patching for vulnerabilities, configuration changes, working with SELinux, and troubleshooting while leveraging automation tools.
- Strong communication and organizational skills in leading a team and coordination with program leadership
- You can express yourself confidently, concisely, and accurately through written and oral communications from both an academic learner and trainer’s perspective.
- You are detail/process oriented, can multi-task, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Desired Qualifications:
- Familiar with container technologies to include Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes tools
- Experience implementing or familiar with system monitoring tools, to include log aggregation (Splunk), and data gathering (Nagios, Sensu, etc.)
- Relevant RedHat certifications
Benefits:
Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan
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Details
Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement:
Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at <a href="https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Duration Statement:
The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
