Develop, utilize, and maintain Ansible Playbooks to secure, patch, and configure Palo Alto appliances.
Manage and configure connected services such as network adapters, storage, and firewalls.
Deploy, configure, and support monitoring capabilities to detect anomalous conditions or service disruptions.
Investigate service disruptions and provide root cause analysis reports and implement additional steps to prevent subsequent issues.
This position requires full-time, onsite attendance Monday through Friday in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience; OR Master's degree with 6+ years of experience; OR PhD with 3+ years of experience. A degree within one of the following fields is highly desired: Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or Software Engineering. In lieu of a degree, an additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered.
Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
Active CompTIA Security+ certification.
Strong oral and written communications skills.
Required Technical Qualifications
Expertise with Configuration as Code (CaC) tooling, Ansible preferred.
Expertise managing Palo Alto firewalls disconnected environments.
Expertise with network requirements and configuration of regulated environments, preferably within Department of War agencies.
Preferred Technical Qualifications
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling, Terraform preferred.
Experience managing secure computing environments to adhere with DISA STIGs and NIST 800-53 controls.
Experience monitoring system uptime and performance with tools such as Splunk, Grafana, and SolarWinds.
Experience providing detailed technical after-action reports with root cause analysis after outage or security incidents.
Familiarity with host-level networking such as instance firewalls.
Familiarity with source code management tooling such as GitHub or GitLab.
Target Salary Range $135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement
Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Statements The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.
- EEO
- EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
