Federal Platform Engineer - Cloud & Infra

IBM Computing; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM in the United States Federal team is seeking a Federal Associate Platform Specialist to deliver secure, mission-critical technology solutions for government agencies. You will work with federal, state, and local clients while developing specialized expertise in government compliance and security standards.

This role offers growth in a high-demand sector with exposure to architecture options, cloud integration, and mentoring from coaches and mentors; start between July and September 2027,

Qualifications

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic consulting environment.
• Analytical skills to work with data and systems.
• Strong familiarity with operating systems and diagnostics.
• Experience with cloud services and concepts.
• Exposure to programming, scripting, and automation.
• Exposure to AI concepts, ethics, and methodologies.
• Willingness to travel up to 100%.

Responsibilities

• Define, analyze and review technical architecture on required platform and coming up with architecture options and recommendations.
• Define, detail, and scope the technical requirements into solutions.
• Work across key activities in configuration, systems management tools and backup and recovery.
• Support Technical Consultants and lead in building solutions and providing technical mentoring and guidance.

Skills

Data analysis

Operating systems

Cloud computing

Scripting

AI concepts

Job description

IBM in the United States Federal team is seeking a Federal Associate Platform Specialist to deliver secure, mission-critical technology solutions for government agencies. You will work with federal, state, and local clients while developing specialized expertise in government compliance and security standards.

This role offers growth in a high-demand sector with exposure to architecture options, cloud integration, and mentoring from coaches and mentors; start between July and September 2027,