Demo

Cloud System Administrator

Peraton
Peraton Salary
Annapolis, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 6/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/2/2026
About Peraton

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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Program Overview

Provides IC data management support to modernize mega data repositories, dataflow management, data provenance and compliance validation, and streaming solutions.

About The Role

The KINGROAD Security Team is seeking a mid-level Cloud System Administrator. This role integrates Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) principles with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure the reliability and security of mission-critical systems

The candidate should be experienced setting up and configuring AWS EC2 environments, use of Terraform and Ansible to manage IaC and understanding of AWS Well Architected Frameworks (operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, and sustainability).

In addition, the candidate should be familiar with all aspects of Site Reliability Engineering to assist the team with automating operational tasks, designing resilient systems, implementing monitoring and logging.

The ideal candidate will work well in a team environment, is self-motivated and proactively completes tasks with strong attention to detail.

#MDFSP

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI security clearance with current polygraph is required
  • 3 years of experience in IT, specifically working with cloud-hybrid environments, systems administration, and virtualization technologies.
  • A solid understanding and working knowledge of core Linux operating system components
  • 5 years of experience and a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or another related technical field is required and will be considered equivalent to two (2) years of experience.
  • DoD 8570 IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g., Security CE or equivalent)

Required Certifications:

The following certification or comparable Cloud System/Service Certification is required:

Required:

  • AWS DevOps Engineer Professional
  • CDP Administrator - Private Cloud Base
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Possession of a Cloud and DoD8571 IAT Level II certifications are required and will be verified as part of the interview or offer process

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees supporting this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap, and eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Details

Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000. 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.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity.

EEO:Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

Salary : $135,000 - $216,000

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Cloud System Administrator?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Cloud System Administrator career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$95,407 - $122,738
Income Estimation: 
$118,163 - $145,996
Income Estimation: 
$120,777 - $151,022
Income Estimation: 
$129,363 - $167,316
Income Estimation: 
$86,891 - $130,303
Income Estimation: 
$103,114 - $138,258
Income Estimation: 
$118,163 - $145,996
Income Estimation: 
$120,777 - $151,022
Income Estimation: 
$129,363 - $167,316
Income Estimation: 
$86,891 - $130,303
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Peraton

  • Peraton Annapolis, MD
  • Responsibilities Peraton is seeking Junior Software Engineer to support an Intel Community (IC) mission in the Ft. Meade/Annapolis Junction, MD area. The C... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Peraton Greenbelt, MD
  • Responsibilities Peraton is seeking a Mid-Level Information System Security Analyst/ ISSO to coordinate, design, develop, implement, secure and maintain IT... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Peraton Washington, WA
  • Responsibilities We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to join our team. The ISSO will be responsi... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Peraton Washington, WA
  • Responsibilities Technology is constantly changing and our adversaries are digitally exceeding law enforcement’s ability to keep pace. Those charged with p... more
  • 1 Day Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Cloud System Administrator jobs in the Annapolis, MD area that may be a better fit.

  • MANTECH Hanover, MD
  • MANTECH seeks a motivated, career- and customer-oriented Cloud System Administrator to join the team in Hanover, MD . Our team delivers enterprise infrastr... more
  • 13 Days Ago

  • Staffed4U Annapolis, MD
  • Cloud System Administrator – Level 2 Location: Annapolis Junction,MD Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly Salary Range: $157,000 – $175,000 Overview Our client is s... more
  • 16 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!