Platform Engineer Portfolio Advisor

About the Mission

The Army Software Factory (ASWF) in Austin is one of the most ambitious software initiatives in the federal government. We operate like a modern, high-growth technology startup embedded within the military, transforming active‑Duty Soldiers into software engineers through real‑world, production‑level development.

We don't just build software to support the mission; we build the people who build the software. We utilize modern methodologies like Extreme Programming (XP), Lean Product Development, and User-Centered Design (UCD) inside cross‑functional, balanced teams. We are looking for experienced engineers to embed directly within this environment to act as the catalysts for this transformation.

• Real Engineering Practices:
  This isn't a typical government IT contract. You will practice true continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), test‑driven development (TDD), and cloud‑native application development.
• Direct Impact through
  
  Coaching:
  
  Your success isn’t measured just by lines of code shipped, but by the acceleration, autonomy, and confidence of the Soldiers you coach. You will watch your mentorship directly impact the applications and products Soldiers build and use.

We build and ship real‑world, cloud‑native applications. Our general technical environment includes:

• Languages/Frameworks:
  Java / Spring Boot, Type Script / React, PostgreSQL
• Methodologies:
  Agile/Extreme Programming (XP), Lean Software Development, User-Centered Design (UCD)
• Infrastructure & CI/CD:
  Git Lab CI/CD, cloud-native hosting (AWS/EKS), containerized workloads (Kubernetes), and modern deployment pipelines

As a senior practitioner in their craft, the individual who fills this role is responsible mentoring and guiding Coaches for continuous, integrated alignment in support of Army Software Factory (ASWF) enablement.

Responsibilities include:

• Executing practice standards.
• Addressing acute needs within the Software Development Unit (SDU).
• Radiating insights for practice health, check‑ins, and assessments across Software Development Unit (SDU) s and within the Learning Office to whom they are accountable to.
• Leverage tools and processes to enable the Software Development Units (SDUs) to adapt to emerging needs.
• Supporting novice Soldiers when dedicated pairs are unavailable.
• Providing rapid practice feedback to practitioners.

• 5 years of experience as a Platform Engineer.
• Ability to coach and train intermediate platform engineers in the following:
  • Knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes and pipeline tools.
  • Knowledge of portable, extensible, open source platform for managing containerized workloads and services in AWS.
  • Knowledge of the steps for release to higher levels of integration testing, certification activities, and/or operations using testbeds, modeling and simulation to synchronize software releases with the development of an operations environment(s) to ensure compatibility.
  • Knowledge of every stage in the software project lifecycle, from initial design and build to rollout and maintenance.
• Must hold a current and valid IAT II or higher certification (Security+ acceptable).
• Ability to obtain interim Secret clearance prior to start date and achieve/maintain Secret clearance upon final adjudication.

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