Automation Application Engineer Jobs in Hibbing, MN

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of experience; OR a Master's degree with 3+ years experience. AdditionallyFour (4) years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
• This position requires the candidatetopossessa minimum of Top-Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI. The candidate mustmaintainthe clearance.
• Compliance with DoD 8140 requirements at the intermediate level, including possession of appropriate IT certifications (Security+, CASP, CISSP, etc.).
• Familiarity with the Atlassian product lifecycle, including upgrades and installation/configuration of add-ons.
• Demonstrated ability to design, build, secure, and accredit Jira and Confluence deployments in classified or air-gapped environments.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience engineering, installing, configuring, and sustaining Jira and Confluence Data Center (not Cloud-only).
• Experience supporting migrations between environments (e.g., Jira/Confluence Server to Data Center), including full planning and execution.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience designing, building, and operating automation for enterprise services using Ansible or Ansible Automation Platform, including writing and maintaining playbooks for configuration, deployment, and patching in production.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience administering RHEL or Linux in production environments, including patching, break/fix, and system restore.
• Operational database administration experience (PostgreSQL preferred), including backup, restore, and patching.
• Understanding of Linux systems, networking fundamentals, HTTPS, firewalls, SSO, and SAML.
• Familiarity with LDAP integrations between Jira/Confluence and Active Directory.

• Experience working with Windows and/or UNIX systems within a Jira environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with management, government customers, and tenant stakeholders across the DoD.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience supporting DoD customers.
• Familiarity with current DoD systems and associated security policies and procedures.
• Highly detail-oriented and process-driven, with the ability to multitask and work with minimal supervision.

• 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 participatein an attractive bonus plan

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Peraton is seeking a mid-Level Enterprise Applications Engineerin Chantilly, VA to support our Department of Defense (DoD) customer as part of a highly talented, motivated, and high‑performing team. In this role, you will serve as a Database Engineer supporting the design, development, automation, and sustainment of technologies hosted on a complex, cloud-based infrastructure environment. You will partner across all support tiers, O&M, and development teams to enhance enterprise capability, including Jira and Confluence. Your contributions will directly support the mission success of our government customer and a wide range of tenant stakeholders. Join us and help drive the next generation of innovation as we advance critical capabilities across the space domain mission area.

• Collaborate with internal and external partners to define requirements, design automated solutions, and validate customizations across the enterprise service portfolio
• Build and operate automated environments for Jira, Confluence, and other enterprise services developing Ansible playbooks to standardize configuration, deployment, and patching within the cloud environment to meet evolving business and mission requirements
  • Design, configure, and customize collaboration spaces and service components using macros, widgets, extensions, and native platform tools to support workflow automation and team-specific processes
  • Automate routine administration into repeatable, version-controlled, and to reduce manual effort and prevent configuration drift across supported services
  • Support Configuration Management for Jira, Confluence, and other service environments by documenting changes, testing in sandbox environments, and ensuring compliant, consistent updates
  • Develop and maintain workflows and process configurations across Jira and other supported services to enforce consistent, automated task execution
  • Assign and manage secure, role-based access controls (RBAC) across Jira, Confluence, and other enterprise applications
• Stage and validate offline packages, updates, and repositories for deployment across the environment
• Implement permission models, notification schemes, screens, and other configuration changes across supported services with a focus on consistency and maintainability
• Evaluate, manage, and deploy add-ons and platform extensions across multiple enterprise services
• Administer and sustain RHEL: patch, break-fix, restore, and supply hardening inputs to the security team
• Operate the backing database (PostgreSQL preferred): run backups, apply patches, monitor health, and test restores on a defined cadence
• Troubleshoot across the full stack this role owns, from the application down through the OS and database