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Peraton is seeking a Senior Computer Systems Engineer/Architect to provide virtual machine and Linux support in an enterprise-level environment, supporting the Information Technology Services Desk and Engineering Support program for a Contract at U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Peraton is providing maintenance and operational IT support that includes engineering services for the systems, equipment, hardware, and software.This engineer will design and develop solutions to complex application problems, system administration issues or network concerns; and performance systems management and integration functions. Part of our support team works onsite in Washington, DC at a government facility and candidates do need to be within local commuting distance to DC. Primarily, our engineers telework with occasional need to work onsite in DC, or to the data center in Ashburn, VA.

Responsibilities:

Performs day-to-day activities related to the support, research, analysis, and implementation of VMware, Linux, Windows systems, storage and infrastructure. Considerable knowledge, experience, and understanding of working in a VMware, Linux and Windows environment is required.

This includes:

• Thorough knowledge of and in-depth experience with performance monitoring, troubleshooting, system testing, OS upgrade, backup, recovery and software patch installation and testing in a VMware, Linux, and Windows environment.
• Experience with standard server networking protocols, storage and data management.
• In-depth experience with medium to large-scale enterprise VMware and Windows environments.
• Experience with providing technical support in a hybrid, cloud-only or virtual environment.
• Experience working with and writing PowerShell scripting.
• Excellent communication & collaborative skills.
• Collaborate and notify Government representative of issues involving performance of the operating environment.
• Perform daily health checks, review, and respond to events reflected in various management tools, perform server patch management.
• Conduct system audit reviews and perform maintenance functions as required to ensure system health and optimization.
• Work with the Government to identify virtual servers no longer needed or to be decommissioned.
• Deliver recommendations on best practices, including recommendations on moving the current storage and virtualization infrastructure from a hybrid environment to cloud-only.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with5 years ofrelevant experience, or9 years ofexperiencewith a highschool diploma.
• Experience with andknowledge of:VMware technologies, including:
  • AirWatch (Workspace ONE)
  • Horizon
  • PIV-D
  • Site Recovery Manager(SRM)
  • vCloud Suite
  • vRealize
  • vCenter
  • vSphere
• Must have experiencewith:
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Microsoft Group Policy
  • Microsoft Endpoint ConfigurationManager (MECM)
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Red Hat EnterpriseLinux (RHEL)
• Experience with systemdesign, architecture, andsolution development.
• Strong understanding ofVMware ESXi, vCenter, networking, and storageinfrastructure.
• Working knowledge ofNetApp Storage AreaNetworks (SAN) andrelated storage technologies.
• Ability to provideoperations and maintenancesupport for RedHat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) and MicrosoftWindows Server ina classified enterpriseenvironment.
• Must be aU.S. Citizen.
• Must be ableto obtain andmaintain the requiredgovernment security clearance.

• Hands-on experiencewith:
  • VMware vRealize
  • VMware vCenter
  • VMware vCenter ServerAppliance (VCSA)
  • Datastore and networkmanagement
• Experience using RedHat Satellite forsystem management, backup, and restore.
• Knowledge of theDISA Security TechnicalImplementation Guide (STIG) process and compliance.
• Experience with patchmanagement tools
• Experience administering:
  • Active Directory
  • Group Policy Objects(GPO)
  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • Domain Controllers

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.

$86,000 - $138,000. 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.

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