Sr. Platform Engineer

Job Title:Sr. Platform Engineer

Location:Arnold AFB, TN

Job Family Code:T
- Software & Systems Development

Function/Branch:Infrastructure

Directorate:Mission Information Services

Position Type:Regular, Full-Time

Pay Type:Exempt

Sponsorship:Not Sponsored

Grade:L08 (TA0813) – L09 (TA0913)

Salary Range:L08: $100,000 - $132,000; L09: $112,000 - $149,500 / per year

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Platform Engineer, supporting TOS II, at Arnold Air Force Base, TN. As a Sr. Platform Engineer, you will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for design, support and maintenance of Open Shift, Linux Systems and Peripherals for the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

Open to internal and external candidates. The selected candidate for this requisition may be required to occasionally (e.g. application upgrades) work outside normal business hours.

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) is the team selected by the U.S. Air Force to conduct Test and Operations Sustainment at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee. AEDC operates more than 55 aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, space environmental chambers, arc heaters, ballistic ranges and other specialized units located in six states.

Many of the complex's test units have capabilities unmatched elsewhere in the United States; some are unique in the world. AEDC is one of three installations which are part of the Air Force Test Center (AFTC), one of six subordinate commands of the Air Force Materiel Command organization, and an important national resource.

AEDC’s mission is to conduct developmental tests and evaluation for the Nation through modeling, simulation, and ground and flight tests. Execution of the mission requires a large team of highly qualified and dedicated professionals from multiple technical disciplines to effectively accomplish the objectives of our test customers.

BNH currently has an exciting career opportunity available for a Sr. Platform Engineer to join our team at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee.

• Install, configure, administer, maintain, and upgrade Red Hat Open Shift Container Platform clusters.
• Manage Open Shift cluster lifecycle activities, including version upgrades, patching, backup and recovery, capacity planning, and configuration management.
• Configure and troubleshoot core platform services, including cluster networking, ingress, DNS, certificates, identity and access management, role-based access control, storage integration, and security controls.
• Monitor cluster health, performance, capacity, availability, and resource utilization; identify trends and implement corrective or preventive actions.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues involving Open Shift, Kubernetes, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, containerized workloads, networking, storage, and supporting infrastructure.
• Implement and maintain platform automation using tools such as Ansible, Git Ops, Helm, scripting, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Develop, maintain, and improve deployment patterns, operational runbooks, standard operating procedures, architecture documentation, and knowledge articles.
• Apply system security configurations, vulnerability remediation, hardening, patching, and configuration baselines in accordance with applicable program and organizational requirements.
• Apply, validate, document, and remediate Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)
• Partner with application, cybersecurity, network, storage, and infrastructure teams to onboard workloads and resolve cross-functional technical issues.
• Provide technical guidance to less-experienced administrators and engineers.
• Participate in maintenance windows and provide after-hours support for critical infrastructure incidents when required.
• Research emerging information-system technologies and recommend improvements that increase platform reliability, security, automation, or customer usability.
• Provide professional technical support to AEDC customers, teammates, and partner contractors.
• It is a condition of employment to wear company issued PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or Computer Engineering with five (5) years of professional experience in platform engineering, systems…