Platform Engineer

Radiance Technologies, Inc.; Kentucky; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Health insurance

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Radiance Technologies, Inc. seeks a Platform Engineer to design, implement, and improve a Kubernetes platform on-site at NASIC. You will leverage Helm, Argo CD, GitLab, Harbor, and IaC to deliver secure, scalable solutions and reduce technical debt.

You will collaborate with development teams, monitor platform health, and provide guidance to NASIC leadership while maintaining required security clearances and certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Maintain IAT Level II certification or higher as required by DoD directives.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement innovative Kubernetes platform solutions using Helm, Argo CD, GitLab, and Harbor following GitOps.
• Streamline processes with automation, IaC, and CI/CD to reduce technical debt.
• Ensure security, scalability, and reliability of platform deployments.
• Ensure platform health with monitoring, alerting, and proactive maintenance.
• Collaborate with dev teams to drive platform innovations and requirements.
• Advise NASIC leadership and product owners with progress reports and guidance.

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker/Podman

GitOps

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Argo CD

Harbor

Grafana

Prometheus

Terraform

Backstage

Velero

Job description

Radiance Technologies is an employee-owned company with benefits that are unmatched by most companies in the Dayton OH area. Employee ownership, generous 401K, full health/dental/life/vision insurance benefits, paid time off, educational reimbursement, competitive salaries, interesting assignments and a pleasant work environment combine to make Radiance Technologies a great place to work and succeed.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Platform Engineer to join our team. As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and improving our Kubernetes platform using open-source and enterprise solutions on-site at NASIC. You will evaluate the current platform, identify areas for improvement, and make changes to ensure it remains efficient, scalable, and secure.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Implement Innovative Solutions: Prototype, develop, and implement new solutions to enhance our Kubernetes platform capabilities, leveraging tools such as Helm, Argo CD, GitLab, and Harbor, following GitOps principles.
• Streamline Processes and Mitigate Technical Debt: Utilize automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and CI/CD practices, create simplified and well-documented processes while working to reduce technical debt by automating day-to-day tasks where possible.
• Ensure Security, Scalability, and Reliability: Proactively ensure the platform's security, scalability, and reliability by implementing industry best practices and utilizing appropriate tools.
• Ensure Platform Health: Ensure high availability and performance of platform deployments by continually working to improve monitoring, alerting, and proactive maintenance.
• Optimize Platform Performance: Identify bottlenecks and optimize platform performance to ensure scalability and meet the growing demands of the organization.
• Collaborate for Continuous Improvement: Collaborate with development teams to gather requirements to drive platform innovation and to continually be looking for ways to improve existing offerings.
• Advise and Brief Government Personnel: Provide progress reports and technological guidance to NASIC leadership and product owners as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Possess and maintain IAT Level II (CompTIA Security+, etc.) certification or higher as required by Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 17-1303, Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 8140.01, and DoD 8570.01-M.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification

Required Skills

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• Motivation to learn new things in a dynamic environment
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of segments of a project
• Basic understanding of software development practices

Preferred Skills

• Proficiency in Kubernetes, Docker/Podman, and cloud-based application deployment
• Experience working in cloud-based environments, both internet-connected and air-gapped
• Experience with Linux-based operating systems, Helm, GitOps, and CI/CD
• Experience with software such as Argo, Backstage, Coder, Harbor, Grafana, Prometheus, Velero, and Victoria Metrics
• Experience with Terraform, or other Infrastructure-as-Code tools
• Strong understanding of security, auditing, identity, and access management principles

Radiance Technologies 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 protected veteran status.

Our growth is creating great opportunities!

Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can.

Continued success depends on it!

Thanks for your interest in working on our team!!

Employee-Ownership

Radiance is a proud employee-owned company! Employee-ownership benefits both our customers and workforce, and ensures that Radiance doesn't have to answer to stockholders or be driven by quarterly earnings reports. Thus, Radiance will always prioritize enhancing our customer's mission over expanding our bottom line. We are singularly focused on providing our customers with game-changing solutions to their most challenging requirements. This is only possible because employee-ownership attracts the highest quality employees, empowers them to identify capability enhancements, and provides them with the freedom to take risks to deliver high-quality solutions. Employee-ownership also provides tangible and long-term financial security for our people and their families. Therefore, employee-ownership embodies participation, empowerment, freedom, teamwork, excellence, accountability, mission focus, and security.

Our Culture

Radiance's culture is driven by our commitment to our customers and our employee-owners. Our employee-owners thrive on entrepreneurship, empowerment, and mutual responsibility for growth and sustainability. Our culture consists of individuals who embody technical and leadership skills to deliver superior solutions to the nation's toughest technical challenges. We believe building trust and credibility with our customers leads to long-term results. We invest in a superior technical workforce where leaders are developed, innovation is encouraged, and achievements are recognized. We seek innovative ways to improve, experiment, take risks, foster collaboration, and empower our employee-owners.

Our Values

Our values drive our culture, business model, and daily interactions. These values constantly remind us of who we are and what we do. Our employee-owners influence how we operate our business. We relentlessly pursue operating excellence by innovating, improving our processes, and reducing waste. We believe in being wise and ethical stewards of capital and resources. Our values dictate how we interact with each other and our customers, partners, and suppliers. Honesty, trust, humanity, alignment, and value creation require that we treat our employees with dignity and respect and provide them with fair compensation and equal employment opportunity. We believe in connecting with our communities and have a responsibility to be good corporate citizens, and we believe in sustainable business practices, which include supporting the environment and the communities in which we work.