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Peraton

Runs and secures technology for federal agencies

Cyber Systems Administrator

System AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLaurel, MD, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • An active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with polygraph is required.
  • Five years of experience as a system administrator in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
  • A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required, or five additional years of system-administrator experience may be substituted.
  • Security+ certification compliant with DoD 8570 is required.
  • Experience with UNIX/Linux system administration, including Linux and Solaris, is required.
  • Understanding of fundamental networking and distributed-computing-environment concepts is required.
  • Experience with performance tuning and capacity planning of servers at hardware and software levels is required.
  • Ability to write simple Perl or Shell scripts is required.
  • Knowledge of Oracle, including installation and setup, is required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems.
  • Provide Tier 1 help-desk problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution.
  • Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems.
  • Assist users in accessing and using IT systems.
  • Provide Tier 1 help-desk and Tier 2 escalation problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution.
  • Support IT systems through day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for client, server, storage, network, and mobile devices.
  • Support escalation and communicate status to agency management and internal customers.
  • Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning.

Desired Qualifications

  • Programming skills in Perl or Bourne Shell.
  • Knowledge of how C/C++, database management systems, and Perl work together.

About the Company

Peraton

Runs and secures technology for federal agencies

Peraton builds and runs secure technology for American defense, intelligence, space, and civilian agencies, from military networks to satellite ground stations. In 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration chose it to manage the overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system, replacing copper wiring with fiber and upgrading radar and radios. Its engineers, many holding security clearances, run and defend agency networks and data centers, write mission software, and operate space and communications systems, and agencies pay for this work through multiyear contracts. Peraton was formed in 2017, when private-equity firm Veritas Capital bought Harris Corporation's government IT business, and is based in Reston, Virginia.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$60M
Headquarters
Reston, VA
Founded
2017

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