Cloud Engineer - Space Programs; build​/deploy Security Clearance

Position: Cloud Engineer - Space Programs (build/deploy) with Security Clearance
About Peraton 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. Program Overview The program is a next generation Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Indications and Warning (I&W) system.

It establishes a repository of resident space objects (RSOs), finds RSOs of interest, and provides data to ground operators. About

The Role Peraton is seeking a Cloud Engineer - Space Programs to design, automate, and operate mission-critical cloud infrastructure. This position will support the EMMETT program, a next-gen Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Indications and Warning (I&W) system- an enterprise capability that catalogs resident space objects (RSOs), identifies RSOs of interest, and delivers timely data to ground operators. Leveraging cloud platforms, infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, and CI/CD, this role enables secure, scalable delivery of capabilities to Agile scrum teams across classified environments.

The ideal candidate combines deep hands-on experience in automation and large-scale deployments with strong problem-solving and Dev Sec Ops  discipline to improve reliability, speed, and security of releases. What you'll do:
* Build and automate cloud infrastructure and containerized services (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Open Shift), enabling high availability

* Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release orchestration for large-scale deployments, leveraging infrastructure-as-code and automated configuration to streamline builds, testing, patching, and delivery.

* Harden and secure systems using Dev Sec Ops  practices or OWASP frameworks; implement and troubleshoot PKI/certificates, identity integration (e.g., Active Directory/FreeIPA), security baselines, STIG-aligned patching, and compliance controls.

* Monitor and optimize reliability and observability (logging, metrics, tracing) across networking, OS, containers, and cloud services; diagnose complex issues affecting performance, availability, or security in classified environments.

* Develop and maintain engineering artifacts and configuration management to ensure repeatable, well-documented operations aligned to the integrated master schedule (IMS).
Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

* A Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience. Additional four (4) years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

* This position requires the candidate possess a minimum of TS clearance with SCI eligibility and the ability to pass a polygraph within 30 days of employment or at customers request- contract requires TS/SCI with poly. The candidate must maintain the clearance.

* 4+ years of experience in cloud engineering, build/release automation, or orchestration

* Current IAT Level II certification (examples include Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC)

* Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), infrastructure-as-code, and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Git/Git Lab, Jenkins)

* Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Open Shift, or Rancher

* Experience developing or supporting CI/CD pipelines

Preferred Qualifications:

* Active/current TS/SCI with poly

* Scripting abilities in languages like Bash, Power Shell, or Python
* Familiarity with protocols including JSON and XML

* Cloud certification such as AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Google Cloud Architect, or Microsoft MCSE - Cloud Platform

* Experience with Linux system…