Container Platform Lead

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Container Platform Lead in Austin, TX to oversee enterprise container hosting across Kubernetes environments in Azure, AWS, and on-prem OpenShift.

You will drive 99.9% uptime, security, and automated deployment reliability while coordinating with VA stakeholders and engineering teams. You will guide governance, SLAs, dashboards, and GitOps pipelines, embedding DevSecOps across the lifecycle and contributing to modernization roadmaps for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 5 years of experience
• Experience leading container platform operations, Kubernetes/OpenShift management, DevSecOps workflows, or cloud-native hosting environments
• Demonstrated expertise in hybrid cloud container platforms (Azure, AWS, on-prem), cluster lifecycle management, and automation tooling
• Strong understanding of ITSM, service delivery, platform governance, and enterprise-class configuration management
• Ability to evaluate container documentation, cluster configurations, workflows, and automation pipelines for completeness, accuracy, and compliance
• Experience developing performance plans, audit artifacts, dashboards, and corrective-action processes
• Excellent written, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills
• Ability to collaborate across container engineering, cloud architecture, cybersecurity, hosting operations, and federal organizations

Responsibilities

• Oversee enterprise container hosting operations across Kubernetes environments in Azure, AWS, and on-prem OpenShift.
• Ensure 99.9% uptime, secure configurations, automated deployment reliability, and DevSecOps practices.
• Provide governance and performance oversight for control planes, worker nodes, GitOps pipelines, and policy enforcement.
• Coordinate testing cycles, validate SLAs, maintain dashboards and reporting packages.
• Embed DevSecOps requirements into all container lifecycle processes and SOPs.
• Partner with VA leadership and service line managers for reviews and roadmaps.
• Drive modernization, improvement recommendations, and security enhancements across the container ecosystem

Skills

KPI

Operational Reporting

Planning

Taking Initiative

ITSM

Governance

Stakeholder comms

Hybrid cloud

DevSecOps

GitOps

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Azure

AWS

CI/CD tooling

Automation frameworks

Job description

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: MBI (T2) Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Operational Reporting, Planning, Taking Initiative Certifications: None Experience: 5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description: Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a CONTAINER PLATFORM LEAD supporting the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects, build your skills, and grow a rewarding career. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a CONTAINER PLATFORM LEAD supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Austin, Texas you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Join GDIT to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through the IOSS App Hosting program.

HOW A CONTAINER PLATFORM LEAD WILL MAKE AN IMPACT As the Container Platform Lead, you will oversee enterprise container hosting operations across Kubernetes environments in Azure, AWS, and on-prem OpenShift-ensuring 99.9% uptime, secure configurations, automated deployment reliability, and consistent DevSecOps practices. You will provide governance and performance oversight for control planes, worker nodes, GitOps pipelines, policy enforcement, cluster lifecycle operations, and vulnerability remediation. You will work closely with container engineers, DevSecOps teams, cybersecurity staff, developers, and VA stakeholders to strengthen reliability, security, automation, and modernization across VA's container ecosystem. You will manage platform performance measurement systems, coordinate testing cycles, validate SLAs, maintain dashboards and reporting packages, and embed DevSecOps requirements into all container lifecycle processes. You will streamline deployment workflows, improve automation pipelines, enhance configuration consistency, and ensure container operations remain aligned, efficient, and compliant. You will partner directly with VA leadership and service line managers to provide operational reviews, modernization roadmaps, incident analyses, and improvement recommendations. Your communication ensures transparency, alignment, and stakeholder confidence across the platform. You will drive continuous improvement by identifying modernization opportunities, resolving configuration and deployment gaps, optimizing automation, refining SOPs, strengthening governance controls, and maturing enterprise performance and security practices. Your leadership ensures VA's container hosting environment remains resilient, scalable, secure, and continuously advancing.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 5 years of experience
• Experience leading container platform operations, Kubernetes/OpenShift management, DevSecOps workflows, or cloud-native hosting environments
• Demonstrated expertise in hybrid cloud container platforms (Azure, AWS, on-prem), cluster lifecycle management, and automation tooling
• Strong understanding of ITSM, service delivery, platform governance, and enterprise-class configuration management
• Ability to evaluate container documentation, cluster configurations, workflows, and automation pipelines for completeness, accuracy, and compliance
• Experience developing performance plans, audit artifacts, dashboards, and corrective-action processes
• Excellent written, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills
• Ability to collaborate across container engineering, cloud architecture, cybersecurity, hosting operations, and federal organizations

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting VA, federal agencies, or regulated environments
• Kubernetes or OpenShift certifications; Docker/Kubernetes Security certifications; ITILv4, Six Sigma, or similar credentials
• Familiarity with container security requirements, vulnerability management, DevSecOps frameworks, and cloud governance practices
• Experience with GitOps pipelines, CI/CD tooling, automation frameworks, observability platforms, and performance analytics

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Location: Austin, TX (hybrid)

No visa sponsorship is available for this position

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• AI-enabled professional growth tools
• Leadership development and internal mobility programs
• Competitive pay, benefits, and 401(k) match
• Mission-focused culture supporting Veterans
• Opportunities to modernize VA's cloud financial ecosystem and strengthen cost efficiency, accountability, and business value across nationwide operations

The likely salary range for this position is $112,840 - $149,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options: Hybrid Work

Location: USA TX Austin

Total Rewards at GDIT

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Identity Verification Process: As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans Opportunity Owned From working with technologies like AI, cyber and cloud to careers in intelligence and health, we offer endless opportunities to apply your expertise to create a safer, smarter world.