Systems Administrator

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator to join our national intelligence program in Northern Virginia that delivers engineering, application development, deployment, operations, upgrades and sustainment of products and services to achieve our client’s global missions. 

 

Responsibilities:  

Provide technical support to: 

• Install operating system software, patches, and upgrades 

• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve system hardware, software, and networking issues. 

• Configure, optimize, fine-tune, and monitor operating system software and hardware.  

• Perform system backups and recovery.  

• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures for conducting server host and virtual machine builds on prem and cloud environments. 

• Complete troubleshooting issues related to Horizon VDI components. 

• Developing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures for VDI Environment. 

• Provide Systems Administrator support to systems hosting complex operational databases, software configuration control, and system interfaces for computer systems.  

• Maintain file servers and network accesses. 

• Troubleshoot and document systems anomalies to ensure optimum equipment performance. 

• 10%  Travel may be required within the National Capital Region (NCR) on an as needed basis for customer or corporate requirements.  

 

**Position is Contingent on Contract Award** 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: 

• Active Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with ability to pass a counter-intelligence scope (CI) Poly clearances. 

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant systems administration experience with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD.  Note: Significant relevant experience will be considered in lieu of formal education. 

• Current DoDD 8570.01-M IAT II: CISSP or Security + Certification. 

 

Desired Qualifications: 

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly clearances. 

• Other DoDD 8570.01-M IAT II AND MCSA relevant to the candidate's work area examples are: Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification, VMware Certified Associate (VCA); AWS Sys Ops Administrator Associate Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate; Nutanix Certified Professional OR Microsoft Endpoint Manager or previous SCCM certifications. 

 

SECURITY CLEARANCE:  

This Position requires an Active TS/SCI and the ability to obtain a CI Poly, US Citizenship is required to hold this clearance.  

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

$80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.