Hiring: Systems Administration, Lead Associate Company: Peraton Location: Landover, MD Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 11:06:25 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Linux, RHEL, Red Hat About the job Experience: •5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD Required Skills: •Installing, configuring and maintaining Oracle Sun Server X4 Series, x86 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) including virtualized servers. •Perform regular day-to-day Systems Administration activities such as User Administrations, Disk Management, Package Install, Patch Management, Storage Management, NFS Administration and disaster recovery/fail-over. •Identify, analyze, fix, and determine root cause, follow-up and coordinate changes to resolve complex problems involving hardware, software, networking and applications •Ensure backups are completed successfully. •Monitor and ensure adequate security for hosts and provide access control for file systems. •VMWare: Assist in maintenance of virtualized server environment. •Create and configure hosts and VMs and allocate corresponding system resources as required. •Maintain and patch existing hosts and VMs using VMWare COTS product. Qualifications: •DOD 8570 Compliant IAT Level II Certification. •Active TS/SCI clearance is required for this position. Compensation: •$86,000 - $138,000 / year •Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!