Sr. Platform Engineer

The Marlin Alliance, Inc. is continuously seeking talented candidates to join our elite team of Business Transformation professionals. Qualified candidates are highly encouraged to apply to our current and prospective openings listed below. Professionals who do not match our current vacancies may apply to the "General Interest" requisition to be considered for future opportunities.

The Marlin Alliance, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Platform Engineer in San Diego, CA. The successful candidate 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.

Established in 2002, The Marlin Alliance is seeking to hire highly skilled individuals to support mission critical projects within the Navy. We are looking for motivated individuals to lead and support digital transformation, data science and analytics, and automation projects for variety of Navy clients. Individuals must be able to function in a fast‑paced work environment and adapt quickly to rapidly changing requirements and technologies.

Using your comprehensive knowledge of various technologies, you will design, develop, and implement solutions to support Navy mission owners in their digital transformation journey.

US Citizenship
Active TS SCI security clearance

• 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 containerised 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.

• 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.
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Cloud‑based networking
• VPCs, Subnets, Routing Tables, Security Groups, Route 53
• 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
• 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.

• Open Shift or Kubernetes
• Airflow
• Kafka
• Apache
• Kibana
• Adapting open‑source products to work with Gov Cloud
• Fiddler
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools such as Cloud Watch or Grafana
• Experience supporting government or military organizations

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science,…