DevOps Engineer

The Peraton US Capitol Police (USCP), Office of Information Services (OIS), Enterprise Applications Management Division (EAMD) program is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to manage the installation, configuration, monitoring, and patching of applications in a Windows environment. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Windows Server, Active Directory, SSO (Single Sign-On), ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services), PowerShell scripting. While this role does not involve direct server administration, experience managing Windows Server and Active Directory is essential. Experience with Azure cloud services and containerization technologies (Docker/Kubernetes) is also required.

***Must be able to work onsite at least 1X per week at the USCP OIS Headquarters (499 South Capitol Street SW, Washington DC) and as needed to support critical events which may take place over weekends and federal holidays.

Key Responsibilities Specific to this USCP Assignment (Experience of the below is required):

Install, configure, and maintain enterprise applications in a Windows-based environment.
• Monitor application health, troubleshoot issues, and apply patches/upgrades as needed.
• Implement and support Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions using ADFS and other authentication mechanisms.
• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts for automation and system management, basic Python scripting.
• Work closely with Windows Administrators and Active Directory teams to ensure seamless application integration.
• Collaborate with DevOps and IT teams to monitor application performance and uptime.
• Deploy and manage applications in Azure cloud environments
• Support containerized application deployments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and best practices for application patching and configuration.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and 5 years of experience or a High School Diploma and 9 years of experience.
• At least five years of hands-on experience supporting DevOps to reengineer and automate the software development process.
• Must be a US Citizen with proven identification
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a USCP clearance (fingerprint ID and clean criminal background check)
• Experience in the technical aspects of DevOps techniques, continuous integration, continuous testing, and continuous deployment.
• Experience managing Windows Server and Active Directory
• Basic Python skills and base-level of backend development experience.
• Experience (2 years min) with Azure cloud services and container orchestration using either or both of the following tools: Docker Compose or Kubernetes (K8s).
• Experience with SSO (Single Sign-On), ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services), PowerShell scripting, and MS SQL Server
• Familiarity with Open-Source tools for test automation such as Selenium.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a large software development program using Agile development methodology.
• Experience implementing DevOps for a Cloud-based system on a modernization program.
• Experience with Container Management Platforms such as OpenShift.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible, Puppet and Terraform.
• Experience with Continuous Monitoring tools such as E L/F K Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash/Fluentd, Kibana).

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 do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.