Platform Engineer Security Clearance

Platform Engineer

Location:

Chantilly, Virginia

Job Description:

• Serve as a Platform Engineer
• Design, deploy, maintain, and secure platform infrastructure. Support data integration efforts
• Build, maintain, and optimize underlying infrastructure to support Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads.
  
  Qualifications:
• Cluster Management:
  Extensive experience with Kubernetes clusters to include:
• Designing, deploying, securing, maintaining
• Upgrading highly available and scalable (e.g., EKS, AKS, GKE, Open Shift, or self-managed)
• Including the control plane components, worker nodes, and their interactions
• Containerization & Orchestration:
  Proficient with Docker and containerization best practices
• Networking:
  Strong understanding of Kubernetes networking concepts
• Security:
  Expertise in securing Kubernetes environments and network security
• Performance & Optimization:
  Optimize resources and implement best practices for cluster tuning
• CI/CD Tooling:
  Hands-on experience with popular CI/CD platforms like Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
  Proficiency with tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or Cloud Formation
• Experience with Helm charts and customize for Kubernetes application packaging and deployment.
• Automation Scripting:
  Strong scripting skills in languages like Python, Go, Bash, or similar
• Linux/Unix:
  Background in Linux, including networking, file systems, and process management
• Relevant certifications such as:
• CKA, CKAD, CKS, AWS Certified Dev Ops Engineer, Azure Dev Ops Engineer Expert.

• Experience with Kubernetes operators, custom resource definitions (CRDs)
• Building internal developer platforms (IDPs)
• Travel up to 20% of the time, as required, to perform on-site installations, maintenance
• Have current IAM Level II to satisfy DOD 8570 IAT requirements Active DoD TS/SCI with a Counterintelligence Polygraph (CIP) Clearance

Job Type: Full-time