DevOps Engineer
Peraton
- Location
- Onsite (Herndon, VA)
- Compensation
- $135k - $216k/yr
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior Level
About the Role
Peraton is a national security company seeking a DevOps Engineer to design and maintain end-to-end systems and CI/CD pipelines. The role involves implementing DevSecOps practices and managing cloud infrastructure within a secure environment.
Skills
Benefits
- Subsidized benefits
- PTO
- Bonus
Perks
- Bonus plan
Full job details
Responsibilities
Peraton’ is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer for the SITE III DO contract working on-site in Herndon, VA. Supports the design, development, and maintenance of end-to-end systems and system-oriented products across the full lifecycle, applying a holistic engineering approach. Contributes to the development and implementation of standards, practices, and procedures to ensure consistent and efficient product delivery. Assists in integrating system components to ensure they function cohesively within the overall architecture.
Evaluates system performance using established technical metrics and contributes to system design and documentation efforts. Participates in design reviews for hardware and software components to ensure alignment with requirements, traceability, and successful verification and validation.
Implements and supports DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, and Artifactory. Performs system security hardening, patching, and certificate updates to maintain compliance and system integrity. Works with AWS cloud technologies to support deployment and operations, including contributing to cost estimation activities.
Develops and maintains system documentation, including System Installation Plans and System Administration Guides, ensuring accuracy and usability for operational teams.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in an area applicable to the position, with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or a minimum of 8 years experience with a Master's degree, or a minimum of 6 years experience with a Ph.D. Additional 4 years experience may be considered in lieu of degree.• Active TS/SCI or SCI eligibility and ability to obtain a polygraph • Security+ or other IAT II/III level certification that is currently active• Experience work with the AWS Cloud (EC2s, S3, RDS, ElasticCache)• CI/CD tools: Git • Linux Sysadmin experience• Experience installing, updating, and managing Server certificates and trust stores/keystores• Willing to work full time in a SCIF. Remote work not available, but schedule is flexible.
Desired Qualifications:• Experience working with OpenShift, Keycloak, PostgreSQL, Ansible, Wildfly• Experience working with Kafka, Elasticsearch, Wildfly, Docker, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory• Experience implementing STIG hardening, CI/CD pipelines• Leading a Kanban DevOps team• Managing multiple environments (dev, test and prod)
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.
Peraton Overview
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.