What are the responsibilities and job description for the AWS Cloud Engineer - Splunk position at Peraton?
| Requisition ID | 2025-161386 | Position Category | Information Technology | Clearance | Public Trust |
Peraton is seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The ideal candidate will become part of Peraton's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Datacenter Consolidation and Cloud Optimization (DCCO) program providing Tier 3 support to the DHS Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) biometric system. The Tier 3 team maintains the HART infrastructure by installing and configuring system software and hardware, monitoring system performance, resolving customer tickets within JIRA and supporting system incident troubleshooting calls. Tier 3 members closely interact with the government customer to achieve system objectives, provide ticket updates, and system status updates. Tier 3 members are expected to be on-call for a week at a time approximately 4 - 6 times a year. This role is entirely telework; applicant must reside and perform all work within the United States.
Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for the installation and configuration of new software and hardware, including the server network, devices, and firewalls.
- Be responsible for monitoring system performance, IT system operations and storage utilization.
- Plan for necessary hardware or software upgrades to support system growth.
- Manage user accounts and assets and assign and update security permissions on the network according to security policy.
- Provide support with escalated help desk requests.
- Perform typical system administrator activities.
- Create, edit, and maintain Splunk dashboards to measure system performance.
- Review systems performance logs to identify anomalies and troubleshoot issues.
- Identify root cause and documenting troubleshooting steps to resolution.
- Support active directory/LDAP, certificate services, network communications, and group policy and security compliance.
- Provide Tier III support (problem/incident management).
- Work independently and in team settings to achieve key project/program objectives and deliverables.
- Provide on-call support for a week at a time: approximately 4 - 6 weeks per year.
Basic Qualifications:
- High School diploma and 6 years of experience.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain a U.S. government agency level clearance (the DHS EOD, which you must have prior to starting).
Demonstrated excellence in verbal and written communication, with the ability to effectively convey technical information to diverse audiences.
5 years of progressive experience in Information Technology, supporting enterprise environments with a focus on reliability, performance, and scalability.
Proven expertise in configuring, deploying, and maintaining Splunk within cloud-based infrastructures, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance.
Hands-on experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including familiarity with core services, cloud architecture, and operational best practices.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience building operational Splunk dashboards to measure system performance.
- Expert knowledge of RHEL, Windows, & other open-source technologies.
- Knowledge of OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform, Jenkins, JFrog, and similar toolsets.
- Experience in Cloud Systems Administration.
Program Technologies:
- Splunk
- AWS GovCloud (AWS Console)
- RedHat OpenShift
- Ansible and Docker containers
- Ansible Automation Platform
- Aurora AWS (PostgreSQL) database
- Gitlab and Jenkins pipeline
- CyberArk
- SonarQube
- Jenkins
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.
We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.
