Instructional Systems Designer; Cloud Engineering

Required qualifications:

• Associates degree and 10+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field; OR bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field; or a master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field. Additional Four (4) years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree
• This position requires the candidate possess a minimum of Top-Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI. The candidate must maintain the clearance.
• Experience developing cloud, engineering or technical administrative course work to include certification material.
• Experience directly training teams with hands‑on technical workshops that are applicable to the cloud environments they work in.
• Familiar with Red Hat cloud‑based technologies including RHOSP, RHOCP, Satellite, etc.
• Familiar with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Ansible for task automation such as package installation and configuration across an array of physical and/or virtual hosts.
• Familiar with Operating System administration skills for RHEL 7.x.
• Familiar with security hardening to include patching for vulnerabilities, configuration changes, working with SELinux, and troubleshooting while leveraging automation tools.
• Strong communication and organizational skills in leading a team and coordination with program leadership
• You can express yourself confidently, concisely, and accurately through written and oral communications from both an academic learner and trainer’s perspective.
• You are detail/process oriented, can multi‑task, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Familiar with container technologies to include Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes tools

• Experience implementing or familiar with system monitoring tools, to include log aggregation (Splunk), and data gathering (Nagios, Sensu, etc.)

• Relevant Red Hat certifications

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

Peraton is seeking a Senior Cloud Administrator Trainer in our Chantilly, VA office in support of our Department of Defense (DoD) customer as part of a highly talented, highly motivated, and high‑performing team. As part of the team, you will support an exciting program which involves design, development, test, and deployment of an exciting and complex system in an Agile construct to contribute to mission success for a variety of stakeholders.

Join us and be part the next generation of innovators as we blaze a trail forward for our profession and company.

• Create a teachable and repeatable program curriculum used to train multi‑tiered cloud‑based teams to build mission‑critical, highly available, high‑performance networked systems in a team‑oriented environment.

• The coursework will guide teams that support building and deploying cloud instances and applications utilizing automation tools to streamline processes and improve efficiency.

• Coordinate with operations manager and tier team leads to develop training material based on technologies used by the team in support of the Red Hat cloud environment, current process and procedures, certification skill materials, and existing system sustainment playbooks.

• Maintain partnership with Red Hat and other vendors to stay up to date with the latest advancements in products and industry best practices; update and develop continuing curriculum as new technology is introduced into the program.

• Support related ground system trade studies for continuous lifecycle improvement of the training curriculum as well as for the program’s enterprise development, test, and production environments, as needed.