Systems Administrator at Peraton
Herndon, VA
$86,000–$138,000from the description
Jul 16, 2026
Herndon, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A system administration role focused on keeping a generative AI and analytics platform running reliably across cloud and on-premises infrastructure. Day-to-day work covers uptime monitoring, log analysis, incident triage, user account management, patching, and runbook maintenance, with a strong emphasis on scripting to reduce manual toil. Suits an experienced Linux/Windows sysadmin comfortable in government or defense-adjacent environments who can support both technical teams and non-technical end users.
Senior level · 5+ years · National · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (11)
No work location is specified in the posting; the CBSA field is left blank. The role supports a classified government/defense platform, so it is likely on-site or hybrid at a Peraton facility, but the JD does not confirm this.
The clearance requirement is stated as 'ability to obtain and maintain required security clearances or suitability determinations' — the exact level is not named. Given the intelligence community / DoD context and the desired qualification of 'active security clearance or prior experience operating in a classified environment,' Secret is the conservative floor; the actual requirement could be higher (e.g., TS/SCI).
Degree requirement is marked None because the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent professional experience' in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
The SOC classification is Medium confidence. The role is primarily operational (monitoring, patching, ticket triage, user administration — classic 15-1244), but it also emphasizes scripting, automation, and infrastructure-as-code contributions alongside a DevSecOps team, which has some 15-1252 flavor. The primary day-to-day work is system operations, so 15-1244 wins.
The Bash/PowerShell/Python scripting requirement is listed as a single interchangeable gate in the required qualifications ('at least one general-purpose scripting language'); Bash is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives.
Log analysis/monitoring tools (ELK/OpenSearch, Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch) are listed as interchangeable examples of a single required capability; ELK is used as the primary name.
Configuration management and IaC tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef) appear under Desired Qualifications.
Container/orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) appear under Desired Qualifications.
Directory services and federated identity tools (Active Directory, LDAP, SAML, OIDC, Okta, Keycloak) appear under Desired Qualifications; split into two skills to separate directory services from federation protocols.
Industry certifications appear under Desired Qualifications and are grouped as a single preferred skill given they are listed as interchangeable examples.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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