Platform Engineer; DevOps​/Full-Stack Hybrid) telework

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other

Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Collaboration, Git Lab CI/CD, Web Applications

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Up to 2 days/week telework

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Platform Engineer Principal and build an impactful career in IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

As a Platform Engineer Principal, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of a mission- critical customer. You will play a crucial role in leading the deployment of a production system across three network environments. This is a hybrid role for a versatile, jack-of-all-trades engineer who is equally comfortable deploying and operating containerized systems via Kubernetes and diving into application code to modify system components.

The ideal candidate thrives on ownership, working across the full stack and the full deployment lifecycle to stand up new production environments.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
• Experience:
  
  8+ years of related experience
• US citizenship required
• Security clearance level: TOP SECRET//SCI W/ Polygraph

• Multi-Network Deployment:
  Deploy the RAD system to three different network environments via Kubernetes, adapting configurations to the constraints of each network.
• Deployment Process Engineering:
  Design, establish, and document a repeatable deployment process and pipeline for delivering the system and its updates across all target networks.
• Application Modification:
  Modify and troubleshoot system components built with Java Spring (back-end) and Vue.js (front-end) as needed to support deployment, configuration, and environment‑specific requirements.
• Environment Troubleshooting:
  Diagnose and resolve issues spanning infrastructure, middleware, and application layers during environment standup and stabilization.
• Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with the existing Dev Ops team, software developers, and system engineers to align deployment practices with the broader RAD architecture and operational standards.

• Hands‑on experience deploying and managing containerized applications with Kubernetes
• Experience developing or modifying applications built with Java / Spring (Spring Boot)
• Experience developing or modifying front‑end applications built with Vue.js (or strong experience with a comparable framework such as React or Angular)
• Thorough understanding of Docker and container technology
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployments of distributed web applications (e.g., Git Lab CI/CD)
• Linux administration experience
• Experience with Git

• Experience deploying applications across multiple isolated or classified network environments
• AWS experience, including cloud‑native architecture and deployment
• Terraform scripting and VM provisioning
  
  Ansible scripting and development
• Python scripting and development
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, NiFi, or MongoDB
• Familiarity with domain knowledge surrounding government agency reporting and dissemination policies

• Growth: AI‑powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support:
  An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards:
  Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community:
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