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Peraton Corporation, a national security company headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, supplies solutions for mission-critical programs and systems. Founded in 2017, Peraton's missio
Cloud DevOps Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
46 days ago
Salary
$86K - $138K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Cloud DevOps Engineer
Peraton Corporation
Role Description The Department of Interior (DOI) CHS III program will be leading the way for Cloud Hosting and Applications Modernization across DOI and its subordinate bureaus. CHS III will facilitate migration of legacy on-premises applications to a modern, secure and scalable multi-cloud platform. From sensors in active volcanic regions to earthquake detection data, CHS III will be DOI's central cloud processing and data solution. We are seeking a skilled and proactive Cloud DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with individual science labs and cross-functional teams to understand and assess the requirements, feasibility, and implementation of new workloads on AWS. Responsibilities include: - Planning and executing migrations from on-premises environments to AWS. - Designing scalable infrastructure. - Automating deployment processes using cutting-edge AWS DevOps tools. This position offers the opportunity to work on innovative projects that leverage AWS cloud technologies to drive operational efficiency and build resilient, secure cloud environments. Peraton is seeking a Cloud DevOps Engineer to perform the following tasks: - Incident Management: - Participate in root cause analysis of system incidents. - Ticket Queue Management: - Respond to and resolve tickets in the operations support queue in a timely and efficient manner, ensuring issues are tracked, documented, and closed according to SLAs. - Infrastructure as Code (IaC): - Use tools such as AWS CloudFormation, GitLab and GitLab Runners to manage and maintain AWS infrastructure, including EC2, RDS, S3, ELB, VPC, IAM Roles and Policies, Security Groups and related services. - Automation: - Automate routine operational tasks to improve system reliability, security monitoring and configuration management using AWS step functions, lambda functions, SSM documents, AWS EventBridge, SNS, SQS using scripting languages such as Python, Bash and PowerShell. - Configuration Management: - Implement configuration management solutions (e.g., Ansible, Chef, or AWS Systems Manager). - Monitoring and Logging: - Set up and maintain observability tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, etc.) to monitor infrastructure and application performance. - Security and Compliance: - Ensure security best practices (IAM policies, encryption, VPC design, secrets management) and compliance with organizational standards. - Cost Optimization: - Analyze and optimize AWS cloud costs without compromising performance or scalability. - Collaboration and Leadership: - Work cross-functionally with customer DevOps engineers, attend weekly team meetings and report status on open tickets and DevOps assignments. Qualifications - Candidate must be a US Citizen. - Candidate must have an Active Public Trust or the Ability to Obtain one is required. - 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD. - 3 or more years professional job experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud-based solutions using core AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, CloudFormation, and IAM for secure and scalable infrastructure. - Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, GitLab, GitLab Runners, or other third-party tools to automate application deployments. - Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, or AWS CDK to automate cloud resource provisioning and configuration management. - Experience with Python, Bash, AWS CLI, or other scripting languages to automate deployments, streamline workflows, troubleshoot issues, and resolve operational challenges within AWS environments. - Candidate must have at least one of the following certifications or be able to attain within 90 Days: - AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate - AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional - AWS Certified Developer – Associate or Professional - AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional Preferred Qualifications - One or more AWS Specialty Certification(s) such as: - AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty - AWS Certified Security - Specialty - AWS AI Fundamentals - Experience with incident management, root cause analysis, and resolving high-priority incidents in large, multi-tenant environments using Jira, Confluence, etc. - Exemplary communication, analytical skills, and technical knowledge across the client environment. - Ability to produce concise and clear technical documentation. - Experience working in an Agile environment. - Experience in leveraging AI tools to accelerate workflows and code generation, and for producing concise and clear technical AI-assisted documentation. - Experience with using or supporting applications such as Dremio, Tableau, Posit and/or Nebari. Benefits - Target Salary Range: $86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. - Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. EEO EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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