Sr Platform Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Sr Platform Engineer with Security Clearance
Mount Indie is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer. As a Senior Platform Engineer supporting Naval Operational Architecture, you will play a critical role in operationalizing AI for next-generation naval platforms and systems. You'll focus on building and managing secure, scalable cloud-based environments to support advanced analytics, AI/ML workloads, and autonomous systems. This position involves hands-on engineering with cutting-edge technologies, close collaboration with cross-functional teams, and direct support of mission-critical DoD capabilities.

Your work will directly enhance the warfighter's ability to execute distributed maritime operations and maintain tactical superiority. Responsibilities:
* Design, build, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure within AWS Gov Cloud environments.
* Configure and manage container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Open Shift.
* Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Ansible, Terraform, or Cloud Formation.
* Support secure data flow across multiple systems, ensuring compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards and STIG requirements.
* Collaborate with Dev Sec Ops  teams to streamline deployment pipelines and container management.
* Optimize cloud resources for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
* Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues within cloud, networking, and containerized environments.
* Partner with AI/ML engineers and software developers to deploy and integrate advanced analytics platforms and tools.
* Maintain detailed technical documentation to support system operations and compliance.
* Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and team members. Required

Skills and Experience:

* At least 10 years' experience working as a cloud engineer, cloud administrator, cloud architecture, Dev Ops engineer, IT Specialist, platform engineer, site reliability engineer, release engineer, systems administrator, systems engineer, or similar role.
* AWS Gov Cloud
* Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
* Identity and Access Management (IAM)
* Cloud based networking
* VPCs, Subnets, Routing Tables, Security Groups, Route 53
* RHEL Linux Administration
* Relational Database Service - RDS
* Post Gres
* Secure Storage Service - S3
* Elastic Search
* IaC
* Extensive Ansible scripting experience
* IaC tooling such as Terraform or Cloud Formation
* Cyber
* Linux STIG remediation experience
* Dev Sec Ops  
* Docker basics
* Ability to troubleshoot a running container
* Some proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation tasks
* Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a team environment
* Knowledge of Dev Ops practices and CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, Jenkins)
* Familiarity with cybersecurity principles and platform security best practices
* Advanced networking knowledge including TCP/IP, TLS, etc. Preferred

Skills and Experience:

* Open Shift or Kubernetes
* Airflow
* Kafka
* RabbitMQ
* Apache
* Kibana
* Adapting open-source products to work with Gov Cloud
* Domino Data Labs
* Tobias
* Fiddler
* Experience with monitoring/logging tools such as Cloud Watch or Grafana
* Experience supporting government or military organizations Education and Certification Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related STEM field (Master's preferred).
* Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or Security+ strongly preferred. Citizenship and Clearance requirements:
* US Citizenship
* No Dual Citizenship
* Active TS SCI security clearance