Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer

Location:

Mclean, 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:
o Designing, deploying, securing, maintaining
o Upgrading highly available and scalable (e.g., EKS, AKS, GKE, Open Shift, or self-managed)
o 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:
o CKA, CKAD, CKS, AWS Certified Dev Ops Engineer, Azure Dev Ops Engineer Expert.

Additional Qualifications:

• 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