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Operations and Maintenance Sys Admin

Peraton
Peraton Salary
Herndon, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/10/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/16/2026
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

About The Role

Come join our Exciting program that supports unclassified and classified software development and integration services. Some of the work we do is: brand new Big Data, data analysis, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and advanced analytics, while other work will be refining and improving legacy development, as well as providing operations and maintenance.

The Operations and Maintenance Engineer's Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Monitor system health
  • Troubleshoot system problems
  • Maintain storage systems.
  • Provide after-hours on-call/call-in support on a rotational basis,
  • Ensure system security requirements are satisfied,
  • Create/maintain system scripts,
  • Patch/upgrade system,
  • Administer user accounts.

*Work is 100% on-site*

Qualifications

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on 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 eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience; Master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience; a PhD and 3 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement
  • Experience managing and monitoring large clusters (>400 nodes) and applications both containerized and non-containerized.
  • Experience implementing and providing technical support of multi-platform, multi-system networks.
  • Active TS with ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly
  • Ability to obtain Security CE certification (must obtain before starting)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Technical experience and knowledge of distributed storage networks, routing and application messaging frameworks.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of analytical needs and requirements, query syntax, data flows, and traffic manipulation.
  • Experience with Splunk Dashboards
  • Experience with managing systems both on-prem and in AWS
  • Experience with Certification & Accreditation processes

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $112,000 - $179,000. 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 Duration Statement: 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.

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

Salary : $112,000 - $179,000

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