Cloud Administrator - AI/ML TS/SCI w Poly

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extends 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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face.

About The Role

Are you passionate about building cutting-edge cloud solutions that support national security? Do you thrive in fast-paced, mission-driven environments? Peraton is seeking a talented and skilled Cloud Administrator to join our Cyber Intelligence team in Laurel, MD. As part of a collaborative, high-impact integrated product development team, you'll work on next-generation cyber and AI/ML capabilities hosted on large-scale compute clusters and AWS Cloud infrastructure. This is your chance to help shape innovative services that make a real difference.

Competencies and Skills

• Experience with Large Language Models (LLM), Agentic AI, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Expertise in AWS Cloud Architecture design and development
• Agile development experience with source code management practices and tools
• Well-grounded in Linux fundamentals and knowledge in at least one scripting language (e.g. Python, Ruby, Perl, etc.)
• Knowledge of security and compliance best practices

Position Requirements (Experience and Education)

• An Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required
• Five (5) years of experience is required
• A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics is required from an accredited college or university. May consider 5 additional years of experience in lieu of degree
• Hadoop/Cloud System Administrator Certification or comparable Cloud System/Service Certification is required

Additional Desired Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of SSH tunneling and protocols including the implementation of dynamic SOCKS proxies as well as other ssh-based utilities, including rysn, pdsh, pdcp, and WinSCP
• Basic understanding of low-level network concepts including VLANs, port channel bonding and layer2/layer 3 switch interactions
• Familiarity with software load balancers for large scale webservice implementations including HAProxy and nginx
• Experience with Kubernetes orchestration services and Docker images
• Experience with log aggregation and search tools including Elasticsearch, Logstash, filebeats, Grafana, and rsyslog