Job Title: Infrastructure Engineer

Technology is constantly changing and our adversaries are digitally exceeding law enforcement's ability to keep pace. Those charged with protecting the United States are not always able to access the evidence needed to prosecute crime and prevent terrorism. The Government has trusted in Peraton to provide the technical ability, tools, and resources to bring criminals to justice. In response to this challenge, Peraton is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to provide proven, industry leading capabilities to our customer.

What you'll do...
Provide day-to-day operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for operating systems and servers Perform software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages Schedule installations and upgrades and maintain them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures Monitor and tune the system to achieve optimum performance levels Ensure workstation/server data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions of varying complexities Ensure data/media recoverability by developing and implementing a schedule of system backups and database archive operations Plans and implement the modernization of servers Develop, implement and promote standard operating procedures and schedules Conduct hardware and software audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines Improve automation, configuration management and DevOps processes
You'd be a great fit if...
You've obtained a BS degree and have eight (8) years of relevant experience . However, equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of degree. You have ten (10) years of systems engineering/administration experience You possess five (5) years of experience with virtualization platforms You have five (5) years of experience coordinating activities of technology product and service vendors and leading technical infrastructure design activities You have a current Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and the ability to obtain a polygraph
It would be even better if you...
Understand high-availability, fail overs, backups, scaling and clustering operational systems Have experience with the following technologies: Windows Networking and Infrastructure Microsoft SQL Server or similar Microsoft PowerShell Configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef) Continuous integration tools (Jenkins, CircleCI) Container orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Docker Hub) Cloud services (AWS, Azure) Linux operating systems (Red Hat, CentOS) Other databases (MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, etc.) SharePoint 2013 DC/OC, Apache, Mesos
What you'll get...
An immediately-vested 401(K) with employer matching Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage Tuition assistance, financing, and refinancing Company-paid infertility treatments Cross-training and professional development opportunities Influence major initiatives
*This position requires the candidate to have a current Top Secret security clearance and the ability to obtain a polygraph. Candidate must possess SCI eligibility.

Peraton 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 and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our 22,000 employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.