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Zachary Piper is seeking an experienced CANES Platform Architect to lead the design, integration, and implementation of the Next Generation CANES architecture. This role is responsible for defining and governing the shipboard and shore-based platform architecture that consolidates hosting, networking, security, and automation-leveraging Red Hat Open Shift as the primary platform. The architect will drive the transition from legacy, hardware-dependent CANES implementations to a modular, Open Shift-first, automation-driven architecture.
This includes enabling containerized workloads, integrating Open Shift Virtualization for legacy virtual machines, and implementing model-driven network and security operations. The position is highly technical and hands-on, spanning compute, storage, network, and security domains, while ensuring compliance with CANES tenets, PMW-160 guidance, RMF requirements, and fleet operational constraints.
* Candidates must hold an active Secret Clearance to be considered
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Key Responsibilities Platform Architecture and Design
• Lead end-to-end technical architecture for CANES Next Generation across shipboard and shore environments.
• Ensure architectural consistency across Unit Level, Force Level, submarine, and small platform variants.
• Define reference architectures, design patterns, and constraints to enable modularity, scalability, and repeatable pier-side installation. Open Shift-First Hosting Strategy
• Architect and govern the use of Red Hat Open Shift as the primary hosting platform, supporting containers and virtual machines side by side via Open Shift Virtualization.
• Define workload placement, enclave-specific cluster topology, and migration strategies to ensure seamless transition from legacy CANES without operational disruption. Virtualization and Legacy Workload Integration
• Develop and oversee technical approaches for sustaining and migrating VMware-based and bare-metal workloads into Open Shift Virtualization.
• Define VM lifecycle management, live migration strategies, backup/recovery integration, and operational boundaries between legacy and cloud-native workloads. Automation and Infrastructure as Code
• Establish and enforce Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Git Ops principles across CANES Next Generation.
• Architect day-0, day-1, and day-2 automation using Ansible Automation Platform, integrated with shore-to-ship governance models.
• Ensure automation supports installation, upgrades, compliance enforcement, rollback, and evidence capture. Modular Hardware and CEG Integration
• Define how modular hardware building blocks and CyKor Equipment Groups (CEGs) integrate into the platform architecture.
• Ensure compute, storage, and network modules are pre-validated, self-describing, and capable of rapid installation, replacement, and lifecycle refresh without redesign. ________________________________________
Required Qualifications
• Primary Expertise: o Deep expertise in Red Hat Open Shift and Kubernetes, including cluster architecture, operators, upgrades, lifecycle management, and multi-cluster operations in constrained or disconnected environments.
• Virtualization: o Hands-on experience with Open Shift Virtualization and Kube Virt, including VM lifecycle management, live migration, backup/restore, and migration from VMware or other legacy hypervisors.
• Automation: o Advanced experience with Ansible Automation Platform for orchestration, configuration management, and platform lifecycle automation in highly governed environments.
• Operating Systems & Security: o Strong experience with RHEL and Red Hat CoreOS, platform hardening, and secure configuration management. o Solid understanding of container and VM security controls, identity integration, and compliance enforcement.
• Experience Level: o Minimum 8 years in platform architecture, systems engineering, or infrastructure engineering roles, with proven success leading complex platform transformations in mission-critical or regulated environments. ________________________________________
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Navy CANES, ADNS, or…
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