Platform Engineer

As a Platform Engineer, you will herald a transformative era in software engineering, one that underscores the integration of development and operations through a comprehensive Infrastructure platform. Platform engineers, with their wide-ranging technical and problem-solving skills, are shaping the future of software development to efficiently deliver high-quality, secure software by providing automated services that enable SW engineers to focus on developing mission capabilities.

Responsibilities

Support transitioning a system that is tightly coupled to the underlying infrastructure; Assist with architecture, design, development, integration, and support of build, integration & test, and deployment pipelines; Leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to improve scalability, consistency, and infrastructure efficiency, reduce deployment time, and automate configuration management; Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and other agile development teams to design and implement robust platform solutions; Integrate security and compliance into the platform with services such as encryption and access management; Provide operational support for the platform

Requirements

BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or Physics, or typically equivalent; 5 years of related work experience; Experience designing, implementing, and integrating platform infrastructure services using technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker; Experience with programming/scripting languages (e.g., Python, Java, Ruby, Bash, C++, C#, Go); Experience with Red Hat Linux; An active and Current TS/SCI / CI Poly; U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance; US Citizenship is required; An active TS/SCI is required; An active CI Polygraph is required; Security+ or CISSP required

Nice to have

Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting CI/CD Pipeline tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, Gitlab); Experience with troubleshooting applications & infrastructure services on Linux-based operating systems; Experience with automation frameworks such as Terraform, Ansible, and Chef; Experience developing, testing & delivering applications w/in a DevSecOps framework; Background in COTS/FOSS product installation, configuration, and integration

Benefits

Competitive Salary (Ranges vary by position); Company Funded 401(k) - 25% of base pay deposited every pay period - Vested day one of employment; All Health Care Benefits and Premiums are paid by the company, and with the company's HSA contribution; Annual Performance Bonus; 250 hours of PTO with up to 40 hours available to be carried over; Biannual Company-Sponsored Events for the employees and their families; Education Benefits - Tuition Reimbursement, Certificate, and Udemy courses reimbursement