Application Systems Engineer (Jira Linux Automation)

Peraton


Job Location:

Chantilly, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 135000 - 216000
Posted on: 11 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a mid-Level Enterprise Applications Engineerin Chantilly VA to support our Department of Defense (DoD) customer as part of a highly talented motivated and highperforming this role you will serve as a Database Engineer supporting the design development automation and sustainment of technologies hosted on a complex cloud-based infrastructure environment. You will partner across all support tiers O&M and development teams to enhance enterprise capability including Jira and Confluence. Your contributions will directly support the mission success of our government customer and a wide range of tenant stakeholders. Join us and help drive the next generation of innovation as we advance critical capabilities across the space domain mission area.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with internal and external partners to define requirements design automated solutions and validate customizations across the enterprise service portfolio
  • Build and operate automated environments for Jira Confluence and other enterprise services developing Ansible playbooks to standardize configuration deployment and patching within the cloud environment to meet evolving business and mission requirements
    • Design configure and customize collaboration spaces and service components using macros widgets extensions and native platform tools to support workflow automation and team-specific processes
    • Automate routine administration into repeatable version-controlled and to reduce manual effort and prevent configuration drift across supported services
    • Support Configuration Management for Jira Confluence and other service environments by documenting changes testing in sandbox environments and ensuring compliant consistent updates
    • Develop and maintain workflows and process configurations across Jira and other supported services to enforce consistent automated task execution
    • Assign and manage secure role-based access controls (RBAC) across Jira Confluence and other enterprise applications
  • Stage and validate offline packages updates and repositories for deployment across the environment
  • Implement permission models notification schemes screens and other configuration changes across supported services with a focus on consistency and maintainability
  • Evaluate manage and deploy add-ons and platform extensions across multiple enterprise services
  • Administer and sustain RHEL: patch break-fix restore and supply hardening inputs to the security team
  • Operate the backing database (PostgreSQL preferred): run backups apply patches monitor health and test restores on a defined cadence
  • Troubleshoot across the full stack this role owns from the application down through the OS and database

Qualifications

Required Skills

  • A bachelors degree in computer science Computer Engineering or a related field with 5 years of experience; OR a Masters degree with 3 years experience. AdditionallyFour (4) years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
  • This position requires the candidatetopossessa minimum of Top-Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI. The candidate mustmaintainthe clearance.
  • Compliance with DoD 8140 requirements at the intermediate level including possession of appropriate IT certifications (Security CASP CISSP etc.).
  • Familiarity with the Atlassian product lifecycle including upgrades and installation/configuration of add-ons.
  • Demonstrated ability to design build secure and accredit Jira and Confluence deployments in classified or air-gapped environments.
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience engineering installing configuring and sustaining Jira and Confluence Data Center (not Cloud-only).
  • Experience supporting migrations between environments (e.g. Jira/Confluence Server to Data Center) including full planning and execution.
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience designing building and operating automation for enterprise services using Ansible or Ansible Automation Platform including writing and maintaining playbooks for configuration deployment and patching in production.
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience administering RHEL or Linux in production environments including patching break/fix and system restore.
  • Operational database administration experience (PostgreSQL preferred) including backup restore and patching.
  • Understanding of Linux systems networking fundamentals HTTPS firewalls SSO and SAML.
  • Familiarity with LDAP integrations between Jira/Confluence and Active Directory.

Desired Skills

  • Experience working with Windows and/or UNIX systems within a Jira environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with management government customers and tenant stakeholders across the DoD.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience supporting DoD customers.
  • Familiarity with current DoD systems and associated security policies and procedures.
  • Highly detailoriented and processdriven with the ability to multitask and work with minimal supervision.

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participatein an attractive bonus plan

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Peraton Overview

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 worlds 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 cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$135000 - $216000. 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 individuals 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.

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EEO: Equal opportunity employer including disability and protected veterans or other characteristics protected by law.

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ResponsibilitiesPeraton is seeking a mid-Level Enterprise Applications Engineerin Chantilly VA to support our Department of Defense (DoD) customer as part of a highly talented motivated and highperforming this role you will serve as a Database Engineer supporting the design development automation a...

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