Platform Engineer

Synergy ECP; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in cybersecurity and IT services is seeking a Level 1 Platform Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role involves providing critical support for enterprise services, ensuring systems are secure and compliant, and troubleshooting a variety of operating systems. With a strong emphasis on excellence and performance, this forward-thinking company offers a collaborative environment where innovation thrives. If you are passionate about technology and eager to contribute to national security, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience as a Platform Engineer is required.
• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering or related field is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide hardware and system administration support for enterprise services.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and monitor datacenters and systems.

Skills

Software Scripting

System Administration

Troubleshooting

Configuration Management

Security Compliance

Ansible Playbooks

Linux/Unix/Windows Support

Messaging Service Configuration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

GIT

Confluence

Redmine

Nessus

Job description

Description

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Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Synergy ECP is a leading provider of cybersecurity, software and systems engineering, and IT services to the U.S. intelligence and defense communities. The company leverages its expertise in data transport solutions, software and systems engineering, and other solutions to deliver critical and innovative capabilities to high-level decision makers that enhance our nation’s security.

In an ultra-competitive environment, Synergy ECP has thrived by adhering to our name, making sure excellence is displayed by our Employees, to our Customers and by Improving Performance (ECP). It’s what sets us apart, enabling us to be an autonomous yet agile business that delivers huge results - showing we’re ready to meet our customers’ evolving demands.

Synergy ECP has earned a client list that includes numerous Fortune 100 companies, in addition to multiple branches of the US government and military services.

Synergy ECP is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Clearance Required: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

Platform Engineer Skill Level 1

Provide hardware, operating system and system administration support for the highly available enterprise services offered by the Government. Skills include software scripting, software installation, provisioning, and configuration. Assist in the design and implementation of hardware and systems. Troubleshoot, repair, configure, monitor, test, and support deployed and campus-based datacenters. Provide programming scripts for system testing, monitoring, and repair. Ensure operating system/applications are patched and the security status is compliant.

Requirements

The Level 1 Platform Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:

1. Load, configure, and patch the operating system
2. Review logs to diagnose systems problems
3. Create and maintain virtual machines
4. Build and install software packages
5. Write scripts, build and maintain storage arrays

Qualifications:

Five (5) years' experience as a Platform Engineer is required. Bachelor's degree in computer engineering or in a field related to the computer engineering or computer science disciplines is required. Four (4) years of additional Platform Engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Additional contract or position specific required experience for this level (skills, technologies, expertise):

1. Ability to write Ansible Playbooks
2. Three (3) years' experience supporting and installing Linux, Unix, Windows, or Cisco OS operating systems
3. One (1) year experience configuring, troubleshooting, monitoring, and testing a messaging service (such as Java Messaging Service, TIBCO, ActiveMQ, Artemis, Kafka)

Desired Qualifications:

1. One (1) year experience using configuration management tools (such as GIT, Confluence, Redmine) for document repository, software repository, and building software
2. Two (2) years' experience configuring, troubleshooting, monitoring, and testing TIBCO EMS or ActiveMQ messaging
3. Ability to run Security Scans on systems (such as Nessus)
4. Ability to provide documentation for Security accreditation
5. CWIP IAT Level II Certification, CWIP IA Baseline Certification