Senior Systems Engineer Manager (Service Operations Team Lead)

• High school diploma with 12 years of experience, may have supervisory or management experience
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must possess an active DOE Q Clearance (or equivalent Top Secret clearance) and be eligible for SCI and SAP access.
• Must be able to work in a secure facility environment and travel to OST field locations as required.
• Minimum of 3 years of recent experience as a Senior Systems Administrator, Senior Systems Engineer, or technical lead within the last 5 years.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise infrastructure in classified or unclassified federal environments.
• Hands on experience administering Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter, Active Directory, Group Policy, and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Experience supporting enterprise server infrastructure, virtualization, storage (SAN/NAS), backup and disaster recovery, and application integration.
• Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies, including automation platforms such as Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet.
• Experience implementing automation, AI enabled operations, or AIOps solutions to improve operational efficiency.
• Knowledge of federal cybersecurity and compliance frameworks, including FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, RMF, and DOE security requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and manage systems administrators and engineers supporting mission critical environments.

• ITIL v4 Foundation certification (or higher).

• Bachelor's degree with 12 years of experience or Master's degree with 10 years of experience.
• Experience supporting Federal Government, DoD, DOE, or Intelligence Community environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise environments with 100+ servers, 500+ virtual machines, and Active Directory environments with 1,000+ user accounts.
• Experience leading technology refreshes, data center consolidations, infrastructure modernization, or cloud migration initiatives.
• Experience supporting federal IT contracts valued at $10M or greater.
• Relevant DoD/DOE cybersecurity certifications, such as CompTIA Security+ CE, CISSP, SecurityX (CASP+), or CAP.
• Microsoft certifications, including Azure Administrator (AZ 104), Azure Security Engineer (AZ 500), Identity and Access Administrator (SC 300), or Endpoint Administrator (MD 102).
• VMware certifications, such as VCP DCV or VCAP DCV.
• Cloud certifications, including CCSP, CompTIA Cloud+, AWS SysOps Administrator, or AWS Solutions Architect.

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.

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