Lead Infrastructure Engineer

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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.

Enterprise analysis, software tools, and data services to support quantitative reporting and analytical solutions, helping to deliver high-quality data for the customer. Also develops and maintains key data sets, documentation, and analytical tools while offering flexible support for financial and analytical data needs.

We are seeking an experienced Lead Infrastructure Engineer to support the delivery, reliability, and evolution of enterprise infrastructure services under the SEC's Infrastructure Support Services (ISS) program. In this role, you will partner closely with the Infrastructure Manager and other technical leads to guide day-to-day infrastructure operations, coordinate engineering activities, and ensure services align with SEC OIT standards and mission requirements.

This program provides comprehensive enterprise IT services in support of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Information Technology (OIT). Services include customer service and infrastructure support across SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C., regional offices, data centers, and cloud environments. The mission is to deliver exceptional customer service through modern, industry‑leading IT capabilities that strengthen confidence in SEC technology operations.

• Oversee day-to-day data center operations, including server hardware management, capacity planning, and coordination of planned maintenance activities.
• Manage and optimize enterprise storage platforms, ensuring availability, performance, and resiliency across Net App and related solutions.
• Support and evolve cloud infrastructure by coordinating engineering activities across AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments.
• Ensure reliable delivery of Microsoft Online Services, including M365, Exchange Online, Teams, and other enterprise collaboration platforms.
• Lead server management activities, including configuration, provisioning, performance tuning, lifecycle planning, and troubleshooting complex issues.
• Manage and optimize virtualization and container platforms, including VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V, and Open Shift, to deliver stable, high‑performance compute services.
• Oversee patching, update, and release management processes to maintain security compliance, system stability, and alignment with SEC OIT policies.
• Maintain and enhance application and infrastructure monitoring capabilities to proactively identify issues and improve service performance.
• Collaborate with the Infrastructure Manager and peer technical leads to plan and execute infrastructure improvements, resolve cross‑domain issues, ensure SLA compliance, and support SEC mission needs.

• Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of experience OR 12 years of experience with a HS Degree/Diploma.
• 8+ years of progressive, hands‑on experience engineering, administering, and supporting enterprise infrastructure environments, including servers, storage, data centers, and cloud platforms.
• 5+ years supporting or leading infrastructure operations for large‑scale federal or enterprise environments (5,000+ end users, multi‑site).
• Demonstrated experience with data center operations, HPE (or equivalent) server platforms, enterprise storage solutions (e.g., Net App), and hybrid AWS/Azure cloud environments.
• Proven expertise in server…