Platform Engineer; Hybrid

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Enlighten, honored as a Top Workplace from USA Today, is a leader in big data solution development and deployment. The company specializes in cloud-based services, software and systems engineering, cyber capabilities, and data science, and is committed to continually innovating to meet customers’ greatest challenges.

We recognize that the most effective environment for your projects doesn’t always look the same. Our hybrid work approach ensures that you can build lasting relationships with your team, collaborate in‑person when needed, and also enjoy the flexibility to work from home to achieve focused results.

• 100% paid employee premium for healthcare, vision, and dental plans.
• 10% 401(k) benefit.
• Generous PTO + 10 paid holidays.
• Education/training allowances.

Anticipated Salary Range: $–$. This is a good‑faith estimate based on location, expectations, and responsibilities. Additional compensation may be discussed during the interview process.

Enlighten is looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer with experience in AWS, programming skills in Python or Go, and a solid Linux foundation. You will develop custom software components and integrate open‑source code to solve complex problems using cutting‑edge Big Data/Cloud technology. Your work will be performed autonomously while aligning with broader strategic goals defined by the team’s architects.

• Act as a strong systems integrator, identifying opportunities to enhance, optimize, or increase robustness of existing code bases.
• Leverage infrastructure‑as‑code tools to define, build, and manage virtual infrastructure in the cloud.
• Design and implement core architecture and capabilities for software from prototype to operational application.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Security clearance: a U.S. Government Security clearance is not required at start but will be processed for a Secret level; U.S. citizenship required.
• 9+ years of Platform Engineering or Software Development (Python or Go) with a bachelor’s degree in a related field; or 7 years with a master’s degree; or high school diploma with 13 years of relevant experience.
• Experience developing and deploying infrastructure in AWS.
• Experience with Kubernetes (or a vendor flavor).
• Solid understanding of Linux systems, hosts, networks, security, applications, and proficiency in shell scripting.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work in a hybrid environment, spending an average of 2 days per week at our San Antonio office.

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

Additional benefits and perks are available on our website:

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology;
Software Development

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