Cloud Engineer/Architect

Responsibilities

Peraton is looking for a highly qualified Cloud Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support of USEUCOM. This exciting role will be critical in the architecture, deployment, and operations of multiple cloud environments supporting USAFRICOM based in Microsoft Azure.

 

Job Description

• Provide design, engineering, and operational support to multiple cloud based environments.
• Analyze services to determine viability to migrate to the cloud and develop roadmaps for execution
• Migrate, maintain, and support Cloud computing environments and continuously create improvements to enhance the durability, performance, and maintainability.   
• Architect solutions to meet mission and IT requirements, ensuring technical viability of new solutions and successful deployments, while orchestrating key resources and key Infrastructure technologies, and leveraging Application Development and DevOps technologies as appropriate.  
• Perform as a subject matter expert (SME) for Cloud, Cloud enterprise system administration for new IT or software concepts, Active Directory, Storage Area Network appliance, Directory Service replication, Authentication services, Role Based Access Control (RBAC), Group Policy troubleshooting and Public Key Infrastructure; server virtualization technologies; server monitoring tools; as well as other related classes of on-prem and Cloud technology such as storage and clustering, data protection, and application platforms.  
• Develop and support of Cloud identities, synchronization of identities to multiple Cloud providers, and administration and management of Cloud identities and licenses. 
• Analyze Cloud security requirements to determine if proposed and/or designed security solution(s) meet DoD Cloud security requirements considering information impact levels (ILs) and Cloud computing service models to include SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS. 

Qualifications

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Currently hold an adjudicated TS/SCI
• BA/BS + 10 years recent specialized or AA/AS +12 years recent specialized or a major cert + 12 years recent specialized or 14 years of recent specialized experience
• Extensive experience supporting Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365
• Experience in systems infrastructure design, support, and administration
• Experience working with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 in a hybrid environment.
• Azure AD, storage, and compute including Application Proxy (NDES), Storage Account, Virtual Machines, Virtual Desktop, Backup, Automation, and Functions
• Azure identity management including SSO (SAML), OAuth, MFA, RBAC, PIM, conditional access, monitoring / alerting, device registration, identity protection, and hybrid identity management / AD connect.
• Azure networking including ExpressRoute, VNet, Virtual WAN, VPN, NSG, Load Balancer, BGP, routing, and firewall concepts (Palo Alto, etc.)
• Experience collaborating with technical teams of diverse IT related skill sets.
• IAT-III Level Certification (CISSP, CASP+, etc)
• Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate or Developer Associate

 

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Ansible and Infrastructure as Code programming skills
• Advanced automated script design, coding, debugging, and maintenance skills (using bash, python, etc.)
• Experience in CI/CD toolsets (e.g. Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab, etc)
• Experience with Containerization (Docker) and Container Orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification

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.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.