2 months ago
Base Salary
$146k - $234k/yr
Responsibilities
- Oversee one or more software development teams and coordinate with system and hardware engineers.
- Deploy, configure, integrate, troubleshoot, and sustain 4G/5G telecom testbeds and cloud-native experimentation platforms.
- Build and maintain containerized environments using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
- Develop scripts and automation for provisioning, configuration management, testing, deployment, and research operations.
- Support CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, version-control workflows, and repeatable deployment processes.
- Configure and troubleshoot routers, switches, VLANs, DNS/DHCP, NAT, firewalls, and segmented laboratory networks.
- Support virtualization and cluster environments using Proxmox, OpenStack, VMware, or similar platforms.
- Integrate software applications, network services, telecom components, and research prototypes.
- Document configurations, deployment procedures, troubleshooting steps, and operational runbooks.
- Collaborate with government, Peraton Labs, and subcontractor teams in secure research environments.
Requirements
- Minimum experience is 14 years with a BS/BA, 12 years with an MS/MA, 9 years with a Ph.D., or 18 or more years in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
- Strong Linux systems experience and the ability to program or script in Python, Bash, C/C++, Java, Go, or similar languages.
- Experience with DevOps, systems engineering, infrastructure automation, network engineering, or platform engineering.
- Experience with Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes-based container environments.
- Understanding of TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and firewalls.
- Experience troubleshooting complex software, system, network, or infrastructure issues and supporting hands-on lab, prototype, test, or operational environments.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Active Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI with Poly security clearance is required.
- Preferred experience includes 4G/5G telecom equipment and software, telecom platforms, Kubernetes ecosystem tools, CI/CD systems, automation tools, virtualization or private cloud platforms, monitoring and logging tools, test automation, secure system design, and classified government environments.
Benefits
- Eligible employees may receive medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short- and long-term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off, and company-paid holidays.
- The position is full-time and requires on-site work at a customer facility near College Park, MD.
- The position may be eligible for an increased sign-on bonus, with eligibility and terms discussed during recruiting.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
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About Peraton
Peraton builds and integrates mission systems, cyber, space, and intelligence solutions for U.S. defense, intelligence, and civil agencies. It delivers enterprise IT, satellite and terrestrial communications, and spectrum management under government contracts. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Reston, Virginia and is privately held by Veritas Capital.