Platform Engineer

FLIR Systems, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated is seeking a dedicated Platform Engineer to join the Platform Engineering group at the Huntsville Operations Support Center. You will build, manage and modernize critical infrastructure, leveraging Kubernetes, IaC, GitOps and automation to support both modern and legacy environments.

The role focuses on OpenShift, AWS GovCloud, and OpenShift virtualization, with opportunities to work on AI initiatives and NASA-related programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Kubernetes distributions, OpenShift, EKS and OpenShift in AWS GovCloud experience.
• Strong Linux administration skills (RedHat/CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Fluent in essential CLI tools: oc, kubectl, virtctl, and Linux utilities.
• Experience with AWS Cloud infrastructure.
• GitOps with VS Code, GitLab, and ArgoCD.
• Configuration management with Ansible.
• OpenShift Virtualization experience.
• Observability/Logging with Prometheus/Grafana, Loki, and Splunk.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Management: Build, deploy, and manage Kubernetes infrastructure across multiple distributions.
• GitOps & CI/CD: Architect and build Kubernetes solutions using IaC, ArgoCD, and GitLab pipelines.
• Platform Tooling: Maintain core tools such as GitLab, Red Hat Satellite, and Prometheus/Grafana.
• Troubleshooting & Support: Escalate and resolve complex Kubernetes-based issues for legacy systems.
• Architectural Guidance: Design robust Kubernetes-based solutions as requirements evolve.
• AI Infrastructure Support: Support in-house AI initiatives based on OpenShift and related stacks.

Skills

Kubernetes expertise

Linux administration

OpenShift

AWS GovCloud

GitOps

IaC tooling

Ansible

Prometheus/Grafana

OpenShift Virtualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

ArgoCD

Terraform

Kustomize

Prometheus/Grafana

Loki

Splunk

Job description

Be visionary Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

About the Team and Role

We are seeking a dedicated Platform Engineer with five+ years’ experience to join our Platform Engineering group at the Huntsville Operations Support Center (HOSC). Our team is responsible for building, managing, and modernizing critical systems infrastructure. We provide cutting-edge Kubernetes containerization and virtualization solutions designed to support both modern architecture and legacy systems. In this role, you will be at the forefront of our infrastructure modernization efforts, ensuring our platforms are scalable, secure, and highly available. You will work heavily with Kubernetes, GitOps workflows, and automation tools to empower developers and support critical operations—including emerging in-house AI initiatives. This is a terrific opportunity to apply your technical skills to NASA's historic efforts, including sustaining operations on the International Space Station (ISS) and powering the Artemis program—which is sending humans back to the Moon and laying the foundation for Mars exploration. Be part of the team in Huntsville, Alabama—the Rocket City—driving advancements in human spaceflight and helping shape the future of exploration.

Core Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Management: Build, deploy, and manage Kubernetes infrastructure across multiple distributions, including OpenShift, Charm Kubernetes, and AWS EKS/OpenShift.
• GitOps & CI/CD: Architect and build Kubernetes solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) techniques, utilizing ArgoCD and Argo Workflows for continuous delivery and GitLab for CI/CD pipelines.
• Platform Tooling: Manage, maintain, and optimize core infrastructure tools such as GitLab, Red Hat Satellite, and Prometheus/Grafana to support both modern and legacy environments.
• Troubleshooting & Support: Act as an escalation point to troubleshoot complex, Kubernetes-based issues and provide operational support for legacy Linux and Windows virtualization solutions.
• Architectural Guidance: Design and provide robust Kubernetes-based architectural solutions as project requirements evolve.
• AI Infrastructure Support: Support and maintain infrastructure for in-house Artificial Intelligence efforts based on Red Hat AI on OpenShift and Poolside.ai.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent comparable experience).
• Kubernetes Expertise: Proven hands‑on experience with Kubernetes distributions, specifically OpenShift, Charm Kubernetes, EKS and OpenShift in AWS GovCloud.
• Operating Systems: Strong administration skills in Linux environments (RedHat/RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, Windows).
• CLI Proficiency: Fluent in essential command-line tools including oc, kubectl, virtctl, and standard Linux CLI utilities.
• Cloud Platforms: Experience with AWS Cloud infrastructure.
• GitOps & Automation: Strong experience with GitOps methodologies using Visual Studio Code, GitLab, and ArgoCD.
• Proficiency in configuration management using Ansible.
• Virtualization: Experience with OpenShift Virtualization.
• Observability & Logging: Hands‑on experience deploying and managing Prometheus/Grafana, Loki logging stacks, and Splunk (log collection and analysis).

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Kubernetes & Containers: Advanced Cluster Management (ACM), Advanced Cluster Security (ACS), RedHat CoreOS administration, LXC containers, and LXD ecosystems.
• RedHat Virtual Machine Migration tool
• Canonical Tooling: Juju and Charm experience.
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Helm, and Kustomize
• Networking & Ingress: Traefik, MetalLB, Multicast Networking, NMSTATE, Multus, and HAProxy router sharding.
• Hypervisors & Infrastructure: Proxmox administration/design, Broadcom administration, and AWS GovCloud.
• Messaging & Event Streaming: Kafka and NATS (microservices messaging).
• Identity & Security: PIV‑M authentication, OIDC, KeyCloak, and LDAP integrations.
• AI GPU and model tuning: fine‑tuning GPUs on AI worker nodes
• AI Platforms: Familiarity with RedHat AI, Poolside.ai, GPU utilization and tuning, and elements of an AI stack (inference, modeling, Harness implementation, User interfaces)

Clearance & Eligibility Requirements

• Clearance: Must be eligible and able to successfully obtain a NASA Position of Trust.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day. Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.