Platform Engineer

Talentify; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergy ECP seeks a Platform Engineer Level 1 to provide hardware, OS and system administration support for enterprise services. You will design and implement hardware and systems, troubleshoot, repair, configure, monitor, test, and support datacenters, and write scripts for testing and monitoring.

The role requires five years of Platform Engineering experience and a BS degree in a related field; additional experience may substitute for the degree. TS/SCI w/ Polygraph clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience as a Platform Engineer is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or related field is required; four additional years may substitute for a degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide hardware, OS and system administration support for enterprise services.
• Design and implement hardware and systems; troubleshoot, repair, configure, monitor and test datacenters.
• Develop scripting for testing, monitoring and repair; ensure OS/app patching and security compliance.

Tools

Ansible Playbooks

Linux/Unix/Windows

Cisco OS

Java Messaging Service (JMS)

TIBCO EMS

ActiveMQ

Artemis

Kafka

Git

Confluence

Redmine

Nessus

Job description

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:

• Load, configure, and patch the operating system
• Review logs to diagnose systems problems
• Create and maintain virtual machines
• Build and install software packages
• 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):

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

Desired Qualifications:

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