Who We Are

PEAKE is a thriving small business with a strong emphasis on integrity and a mission-focused approach. We value inspiration, innovation, and the power of fresh perspectives. We are seeking talented individuals who are dedicated to excellence and continuous growth.

We foster an environment that encourages inspiration and innovation. Your ideas and creativity matter to us. We believe that the power of fresh perspectives drives our success and helps us stay ahead of the curve. Your contributions will have a meaningful impact on our company's growth and success.

The Mission

This position supports the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). Under the I2TS 3 task order, INSCOM ensures reliable, uninterrupted availability of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Information Management (C4IM) including: networks, hardware, software, engineering, and specialized tools at the point of customer need to support INSCOM's mission. INSCOM and its MSCs provide the enabling layer to connect the Army and its tactical formations to defense and national intelligence agencies via tactical networks. The ability to provide mission critical intelligence is dependent on the successful use of its information technology (IT) networks worldwide.

How You Can Join Us

We are looking for a self-motivated individual to join our Team immediately for a position as a Systems Administrator Senior Advisor . This onsite position requires active TS/SCI clearance and strong knowledge of containerized infrastructure technologies and tools such as Linux (Red Hat, Ubuntu), Kubernetes, K3s, Terraform, Rancher, Docker, Python, PowerShell, Go, Bash, Gitlab, and Azure DevOps Server.

As a Systems Administrator Senior Advisor, you will:

• Operate and sustain the on-going daily operational use of an infrastructure to include assessment, gap analysis, automation, updating, testing to accelerate deployment, administration, and monitoring gaining efficiencies.
• Build a shared platform aggregating the tools, services, workflows, and data used by engineers and technical teams across the organization to simplify the development process and make reusable services accessible to development teams.
• Work closely with client development teams and architects to design, build, and sustain a containerized application platform.
• Deploy software to new platforms and maintain multiple environments from development through production.
• Drive and manage improvements with an emphasis on automation, proactive monitoring across environments, and ongoing maintenance.
• Support and management of server lifecycle - provisioning, maintenance, security compliance, decommissioning of hardware and daily operations
• Monitor the infrastructure environment’s health status, service performance, and utilization
• Implement and maintain continuous compliance to information security policies and technical standards, report and remediation of non-compliances
• Maintain the security baseline compliance via automation, container scanning, configuration, implementation, and remediation activities
• Repair and recover from hardware or software failures and communicate with impacted constituencies.
• Troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
• Integrate new technologies into new and existing systems including the transition and migration of corporate systems to containerized environment
• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems
• Manage IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education

• High School Diploma/GED with 12 years of related experience, or Associate's Degree with 10 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of experience

Required Skillset:

• Experience with cloud deployments, automation experience and infrastructure
• Design, implementation and sustainment experience in platform / infrastructure environments.
• Demonstrated experience establishing, maintaining, and executing O&M processes and procedures in support of automation of traditional environments and container environments.
• Strong knowledge of containerized infrastructure technologies and tools such as:
• Operating Systems/Hypervisors/Orchestration: Linux (Red Hat, Ubuntu), Kubernetes, K3s, Terraform, Rancher, Docker, OpenShift, VMware vSphere
• Automation, Scripting, and Infrastructure as Code: Python, PowerShell, Go, Bash, YAML, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, REST APIs
• Collaboration tools: Gitlab, Azure DevOps Server
• Excellent analytical skills to evaluate, interpret, draw inferences, and make recommendations on data.

Security Clearance Level

• TS/SCI

Required Certification(s):

• DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level III Computing Environment (CE) Certification as determined by the Program Manager is required prior to support on contract
  • Required Security Environment Certification: CompTIA Security CE or equivalent
  • Required Computing Environment certification:
    • Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) OR
    • Docker Certified Associate (DCA) OR
    • Kubernetes and Cloud-Native Associate (KCNA) OR
    • HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate OR
    • Equivalent Level Technology Certification to start
  • Required Computing Environment certification:
    • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)/Ansible Certification OR
    • Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert OR
    • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional OR
    • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) OR
    • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) OR
    • Equivalent Level Technology Certification or higher within 180 days of hire date

Location

• On Customer Site (Fort Belvoir, VA)

PEAKE offers great benefits to employees, including:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage with Tele-health
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• 401k with employer match
• Generous PTO: 3 Weeks Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) plus 12 Paid Holidays
• Flexible work schedule (partial remote)
• Employee Referral Program
• Opportunity for advancement within company

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Employees are hired based solely on PEAKE personnel requirements and the qualifications of each individual candidate. We do not tolerate nor condone discrimination due to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability. We will comply with the spirit and letter of all local, state and federal laws pertaining to employment. Furthermore, we will not discriminate due to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability when making decisions regarding termination of employees.