Cloud Platform Engineer — Go, AWS, Linux; Hybrid

At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award‑winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real‑world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return we offer a world‑class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.

We are looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer with experience in Cloud technology (AWS), programming skills in Go, and a strong Linux foundation. You will significantly contribute to the development of custom software components and integrate open‑source code to address complex problems through cutting‑edge Big Data / Cloud technology. The candidate is expected to work autonomously to identify and solve problems quickly while working toward broader strategic goals set by Architects on the team.

Work is performed in a hybrid environment with a great team.

Due to federal contract requirements, United States citizenship and an appropriate security clearance are required (e.g., active TS/SCI security clearance with agency‑appropriate polygraph).

• The ideal candidate is a strong systems integrator with an eye for opportunities to enhance, optimize, or increase robustness of an existing code base.
• The candidate should have experience with infrastructure‑as‑code and be able to leverage modern tools to define, build, and manage virtual infrastructure in the cloud.
• Design and implement core architecture and capabilities for software from prototype to operational applications.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Security clearance: A current U.S. Government security clearance is not required at start, but will be processed for a Secret level clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• 9+ years of experience in platform engineering or software development (Go) with a bachelor’s degree in a related field; or 7 years relevant experience with a master’s degree in a related field; or high school diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Must be able to work in a hybrid environment, spending an average of 1–2 days per week at our Columbia, MD office. Flexibility is essential to adapt to schedule changes as needed.

• Experience developing and deploying infrastructure in AWS.
• Experience with Kubernetes (or vendor flavor of Kubernetes), Ansible, and storage layers (Ceph, Rook, Longhorn, etc.).
• Experience with programming skills in Go.
• Solid understanding of Linux systems, hosts, networks, security, applications and proficiency in shell scripting (Shell/Bash).
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to identify and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Prior experience or familiarity with DISA’s Big Data Platform or other Big Data systems (e.g., Cloudera’s Distribution of Hadoop, Hortonworks Data Platform, MapR, etc.) is a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Git Lab‑CI, Travis‑CI, Jenkins, etc.).
• Understanding of agile software development methodologies and use of standard software development tool suites (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Git Hub, Git Lab, etc.).
• Experience with Puppet, Ansible, Maven, virtualization (oVirt, Proxmox, VMware, etc.).
• DoD 8140 / 8570 IAT Level II compliance certifications may be required in this position as directed by the customer.

• Wyetech automatically contributes 20% of each employee’s gross compensation to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, with no requirement for employee matching. All contributions are fully vested from day one, ensuring immediate ownership of retirement funds.

• Generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations. Employees can adjust their PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year to meet evolving needs.

• Choice of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Vision and dental
• Life and AD&D benefits
• Short‑ and long‑term disability
• Hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurances
• Optional identity theft and legal protection…