Hybrid Cloud Platform Engineer - VMware, Kubernetes & AWS

Saic; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to design, secure, and operate hybrid cloud infrastructure using VMware Cloud Foundation, Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS, onsite at Kirtland AFB in support of Space Force missions.

Responsibilities include designing and maintaining environments, securing clusters, containerizing workloads, and delivering platform performance reports. A TS/SCI eligible clearance and a strong background in virtualization and cloud technologies are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, engineering, or related field.
• 9+ years of related experience; additional experience may substitute per policy.
• Active Top Secret or DOE Q clearance with SCI eligibility; TS/SCI possible.
• Security+ or DoD 8570 IAT II equivalent or ability to obtain within 3 months.
• Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere/VCF and enterprise virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain VMware Cloud Foundation, Kubernetes, and AWS hybrid cloud environments.
• Configure, secure, and troubleshoot vSphere, NSX, vSAN, and Kubernetes clusters.
• Containerize and deploy workloads using Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform root‑cause analysis, performance tuning, and reliability improvements.
• Develop system documentation and recurring platform performance reports.

Skills

VMware vSphere/VCF

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform/Ansible

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, engineering, or related field

Tools

VMware vSphere/VCF

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

Git

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Job description

SAIC is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to design, secure, and operate hybrid cloud infrastructure using VMware Cloud Foundation, Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS, onsite at Kirtland AFB in support of Space Force missions.

Responsibilities include designing and maintaining environments, securing clusters, containerizing workloads, and delivering platform performance reports. A TS/SCI eligible clearance and a strong background in virtualization and cloud technologies are required.