Senior AI Platform Engineer Job Locations US-OK-Tinker Air Force Base | US-AL-Montgomery | US-UT-Hill AFB | US-TX-Lackland AFB | US-PA-Chambersburg | US-VA-Arlington | US-MD-Ft. Meade | US-OH-Columbus Requisition ID 2026-170982 Position Category Information Technology Clearance Secret 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 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. Responsibilities The Senior AI Platform Engineer will stand up and operate a bare-metal container platform, support a feasibility assessment of all platform technologies, and drive the transition towards infrastructure-as-code managed provisioning using Terraform and Ansible. This individual will work in a bare-metal-first environment while actively reducing reliance on manual installs over time, and will support core platform services and OCONUS bootstrap activities. This role is flexible for occasional telework however, candidates must be within 50 miles to one of the following work locations: Oklahoma City, OK, Montgomery, AL, Ogden, UT, San Antonio, TX, Mechanicsburg, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Arlington, VA, Ft. Meade, MD, Columbus, OH. Other Responsibilities Include: Deploy, configure, and operate large language models (LLMs), and integrate approved frontier AI models and services into enterprise environments * Optimize model inference and deployment configurations to improve response times, throughput, and GPU/memory utilization while maintaining output quality * Monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain model-serving environments, including model updates, API connectivity, and supporting infrastructure * Transition platform provisioning from manual/bare-metal installs toward a fully IaC-managed model * Install, configure, and operate bare-metal OpenShift (or equivalent enterprise Kubernetes distribution) clusters * Design and implement infrastructure-as-code provisioning using Terraform and Ansible for platform and VM orchestration * Support the objective feasibility assessment of OpenShift versus Spectro Cloud, documenting licensing tradeoffs, operability, and long-term sustainability considerations * Deploy and support core platform services including authoritative DNS (e.g., PowerDNS) * Implement and enforce STIGs and cybersecurity compliance requirements on platform infrastructure * Monitor platform health, performance, and capacity using observability tools; manage platform logging and alerting * Support OCONUS hardware bootstrap activities including physical hardware installation and configuration * Document platform architecture, configuration decisions, and operational procedures Qualifications Required... For full info follow application link. We are an Equal Oppor tunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, r local law.