Automation Engineer

Peraton is looking for an Automation Engineer with a foundation in Azure, while possessing pipeline and automation experience to support development and modernization of a multi-cloud government environment with 70+ customer tenants and growing. Aside from technical qualifications, applicant should have effective communication skills, both written and verbal.

The applicant must have extensive automation experience and cloud knowledge, and able to cite hands-on experience with integration, system analysis or programming, including developing systems requirements and design specifications. Experience in both Azure and AWS is preferred. The Automation Engineer will be responsible for developing new pipelines, enhancing existing pipelines, providing expert troubleshooting, and resolving complex incidents in support of the managed automation infrastructure. A passion for performance, strong desire for quality conformance, and attention to detail are prerequisites for this position.

Pipeline and infrastructure automation

Serve as automation expert relating to pipelines built and managed in a multi-GovCloud environment
• Demonstrate pipeline orchestration tool experience relating to infrastructure as code (IaC)
• Develop code using scripting and programming language
• Investigate and resolve issues across existing pipelines
• Perform root cause analysis to address underlying IaC issues and provide solutions to prevent recurrence.

Cloud infrastructure operating system (OS) knowledge

• Linux OS engineering/admin experience required
• Windows OS experience is a bonus, but not required

Azure Infrastructure Management

• Manage and maintain the Azure infrastructure, including virtual networks, virtual machines, storage accounts, and other services
• Ensure that all tenants' s Azure resources are secure, FedRAMP compliant, and optimized for performance
• Collaborate with the Architecture team to implement solutions that align with best practices for Azure cloud infrastructure
• Adhere to Change Management procedures

Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing

• Collaborate with other team engineers to resolve development issues/incidents and implement improvements
• Document solution designs, process procedures, and lessons learned to enhance team knowledge
• Provide technical mentorship and knowledge sharing to more junior engineers less familiar with pipeline and infrastructure automation

5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD

Required Certification: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)

Required pipeline and infrastructure automation experience:

• Pipeline Orchestration tool experience required, with GitLab preferred
• IaC experience required, with Terraform preferred
• Config as Code is required, with Ansible preferred
• Some PowerShell and bash scripting required
• Python programming language required

Experience with automation and integration experience on cloud services and infrastructure.
Extensive hands-on experience with automation involving a wide range of Azure services including but not limited to Azure VMs, Azure AD, Azure Networking, Azure App Services, Storage, and Databases.
Experience with incident management, root cause analysis, and resolving high-priority incidents in large, multi-tenant environments.
Extensive knowledge and understanding of Azure GovCloud and deploying in Government environments.
Exemplary communication, analytical skills, and technical knowledge across the client environment.
Ability to produce concise and clear technical documentation.

Preferred Certifications:

• Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204)
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA-C02)
• AWS Certified Developer - Associate (DVA-C02)
• GitLab Certified Git Associate
• HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate

Specialty in AT LEAST ONE of the following areas is desired:

• Cloud Security
• Data aggregation and automated reporting
• Networking
• CI/CD
• Containerization and/or Serverless engineering

Public Trust- Ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust Security Clearance (called "Entry on Duty")
US Citizenship required - personnel with Permanent Resident (Green Cards) or Work Visas are not eligible for this position

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.