Systems Engineer Journeyman

Overview

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  to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Join Peraton's mission-critical team supporting secure, real-time data delivery across complex operational environments in direct support of our nation's warfighters. If you are driven by national security and energized by cutting-edge C2

ISR capabilities, sensor integration, and resilient data transport solutions, we invite you to join our team. We are seeking highly cleared professionals who excel at the intersection of advanced communications infrastructure, distributed systems, and mission assurance—where reliability, security, and performance are paramount. Specifically, we are looking for a TS/SCI cleared Systems Engineer - Journeyman to support this mission at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

• Provide technical and management leadership for all equipment and information support functions across the Task Order.
• Possess and apply expertise in designing, optimizing, and providing engineering oversight for the management of C2
  
  ISR Data Transport Infrastructure technological platforms.
• Support Global Infrastructure primary transport and dissemination systems including DDS, B1
  
  DDS, B2TR, B3
  
  IGS.
• Support Cloud infrastructure including GC2, mC2, Joint Cloud with DAF CLOUD works.
• Support Operations and Management systems including Service Now, CDS, CAAP.
• Support network Infrastructure including RGEPs, IGEPs, MGEP, ground terminals and gateways.
• Support multiple network domains (e.g., Commercial, NIPR (CUI), SIPR, JWICS).
• Develop integrated strategies for network configuration management, performance monitoring (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana), and resource optimization (e.g., VM sizing, storage tiering).
• Design and implement monitoring protocols for diverse systems (Linux, Windows, virtual environments), network components (routers, firewalls, load balancers), and user access, leveraging tools like Splunk or Elastic Stack, ACAS.
• Engineer user access management frameworks and procedures, including SSO integration, MFA design, and RBAC definitions leveraging a zero-trust approach.
• Provide engineering support for coordination of Authorized Service Interruptions (ASIs) and troubleshooting, designing efficient diagnostic procedures and automation scripts (e.g., Power Shell, Python).
• Design and optimize automated solutions for routine systems administration tasks (patch deployment, backup verification, log rotation) using platforms like Ansible, Puppet, or scripting.
• Operate with latitude in defining engineering solutions to ensure secure, efficient operation of global transport infrastructure across diverse network environments.
• Utilize Role Specific Tools: network engineering platforms (Solar Winds, Net Scout, Cisco DNA Center);
  Service Now;
  Jira Service Desk; SATCOM monitoring and acquisition tools; latency measurement and QoS optimization tools; cloud orchestration and sustainment tools; cross-domain solution monitoring; end-to-end visibility dashboards; engineering deployment kits; incident tracking and COOP readiness systems.

• Previous experience as a Systems Engineer or similar role supporting a DoD customer at the CCMD level
• Minimum of 5 years' experience with a BS/BA or 3 years' experience with an MS/MA or 0 years' experience with a PhD or 9 years' w/o degree or 7 with AS/AA
• A current, active DoD security clearance at the TS/SCI level
• US citizenship is required
• DoD 8140 role for WRC: 451;
  Element: IT;
  Work Role:
  System Administrator;
  Proficiency Level: Intermediate / ability to obtain

• DoD-approved IA baseline certification for ADP-III/IT-III based on the IAT level and CE/Operating System (OS) certificate within six months of the assignment.

• Location:
  
  Hurlburt Field, FL
• On-site expectations:
  Full-time on-site presence required for equipment management and asset tracking
• Travel:
  May require occasional travel to CONUS and OCONUS sites for logistics coordination and facility assessments

• Be part of a mission-critical team supporting our nation's elite and its mission partners in delivering cutting-edge C2
  
  ISR capabilities
• Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment supporting critical national security operations
• Manage cutting-edge…