Platform Engineer

Globalchannelmanagement; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Hybrid work model

Job summary

A leading technology management firm is seeking a Platform Engineer to join their team in Columbia, Maryland. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in Platform Engineering or Software Development, with proficiency in Python or Go, and a top security clearance. Responsibilities include developing infrastructure in AWS and managing Linux systems. This hybrid position offers flexibility with the schedule while requiring DoD compliance certifications and experience with Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering or Software Development.
• Top security clearance is required.
• Must have DoD 8140 / 8570 compliance certifications (i.e. Security+).

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy infrastructure in AWS.
• Understanding and managing Linux systems, hosts, networks, and applications.
• Identify and troubleshoot complex issues.

Skills

Platform Engineering

Python

Go

AWS

Kubernetes

Linux systems

Shell scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving

Tools

GitLab-CI

JIRA

Confluence

Ansible

Puppet

Maven

VMware

Job description

Platform Engineer needs 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering or Software Development (Python or Go) and top security clearance is required

• Hybrid
• Flexibility with schedule
• Must have a DoD 8140 / 8570 compliance certifications (i.e. Security+)
• Must have experience developing and deploying infrastructure in AWS.
• Experience with Kubernetes (or vendor flavor of Kubernetes)
• Have a solid understanding of Linux systems, hosts, networks, security, applications and proficiency in shell scripting (Shell/Bash).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and troubleshoot complex issues
• Prior experience or familiarity with DISA’s Big Data Platform or other Big Data systems (e.g. Cloudera Distribution of Hadoop, Hortonworks Data Platform, MapR, etc..) is a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Gitlab-CI, Travis-CI, Jenkins, etc.)
• Understanding of agile software development methodologies and use of standard software development tool suites. (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Github, Gitlab, etc.)
• Experience with puppet, ansible, maven, virtualization (ovirt, proxmox, vmware, etc)