Associate Platform Engineer

Kforce Inc; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Kforce has a client in West Palm Beach, FL seeking an Associate Platform Engineer. You will contribute to production infrastructure automation and cloud-native services.

You will gain hands-on with Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, and scripting in Go, Python, or Bash while supporting CI/CD and incident response. This role emphasizes collaboration in a remote team and strong problem solving.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with at least one programming or scripting language (Go, Python, Bash).
• Basic understanding of Linux systems and command-line operations.
• Interest in cloud infrastructure, containers and Kubernetes.
• Strong problem-solving and curiosity for unfamiliar systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration in a remote team.

Responsibilities

• Learn and contribute to production infrastructure automation using Ansible and Terraform.
• Assist in building and maintaining cloud-native services across VKE, VLB and VCR.
• Develop hands-on skills with Kubernetes and container runtimes through guided project work.
• Write tooling and scripts (Go, Python, Bash) to support platform operations.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows for platform services.
• Dig into issues across networking, containers and Linux systems with curiosity.
• Contribute to open-source tools and libraries with guidance from senior engineers.
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response as you build operational experience.

Skills

Go

Python

Bash

Linux basics

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client that is seeking an Associate Platform Engineer in West Palm Beach, FL. Key Responsibilities:

• Learn and contribute to production infrastructure automation using Ansible and Terraform
• Assist in building and maintaining cloud-native services across VKE VLB and VCR
• Develop hands-on skills with Kubernetes and container runtimes through guided project work
• Write and improve tooling and scripts (Go, Python, Bash) to support platform operations
• Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows for platform services
• Dig into issues across networking containers and Linux systems with curiosity and persistence
• Contribute to Vultr's open-source tools and libraries with guidance from senior engineers
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response as you build operational experience

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Familiarity with at least one programming or scripting language (Go, Python, Bash or similar)
• Basic understanding of Linux systems and command-line operations
• Interest in cloud infrastructure containers and Kubernetes (prior experience not required)
• Strong problem-solving instincts and willingness to dig into unfamiliar systems
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a remote team

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.