Platform Engineer

ManTech; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company is seeking a motivated Senior Platform Engineer to join their remote team. This role involves maintaining the Enterprise Digital Services Ecosystem, managing cloud services, and improving internal tools. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and extensive experience with DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, and tools like Terraform and Ansible. Strong collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience applying DevSecOps or Platform Engineering practices.
• 1+ year of experience with AWS cloud-native managed services.
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.

Responsibilities

• Participate in operations and maintenance of the Enterprise Digital Services Ecosystem.
• Help manage cloud enclaves primarily in AWS GovCloud.
• Contribute to the library of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) resources.

Skills

DevSecOps practices

Platform Engineering practices

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

AWS cloud-native managed services

SDLC tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Git

GitHub/GitLab

Jira

Confluence

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career- and customer-oriented Senior Platform Engineer to join the Digital Services Ecosystem (DSE) team within the Growth organization. The position is remote (US-based) with up to 10% travel.

This role is part of our core engineering team, helping build, deliver, operate, and maintain the Enterprise Digital Services Ecosystem (DSE) platform at MANTECH. You will be expected to contribute and review source code as part of our library of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) resources, including Terraform modules, Ansible Collections, Docker Containers, and GitLab CI Pipelines, in accordance with our team standards and processes.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the Enterprise Digital Services Ecosystem (DSE), ensuring high availability and reliability of enterprise-scale, uptime-sensitive systems used to deliver critical engineering applications and services to end users
• Help manage our cloud enclaves (primarily in AWS GovCloud), utilizing tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI
• Actively use, maintain, and expand the library of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) resources used to deploy and maintain our applications and services, including Terraform modules, Ansible Collections, Docker Containers, and GitLab CI Pipelines, while conforming to best practices and architecture patterns
• Help improve our team’s internal tools and processes through automation, monitoring, and alerting to reduce operational toil
• Participate in team rituals and rhythms, leveraging corporate shared services like GitLab, Jira, and Confluence to support daily activities and deliver on our long-term roadmap
• Ensure compliance with corporate policy, security requirements, industry regulations, and third-party standards to maintain system integrity and security

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience following and applying DevSecOps or Platform Engineering practices
• 2+ years of experience with one or more of the following technologies:
• HashiCorp Terraform
• RedHat Ansible
• Kubernetes
• 1+ year of experience with cloud-native managed services from AWS
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Platform Engineering best practices
• Proficiency with modern Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) tools and practices, including Git, GitHub/GitLab, and collaboration tools (we use Jira and Confluence from Atlassian)

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience applying Platform Engineering on Amazon Web Services (AWS), preferably in AWS GovCloud
• 2+ years of experience with the following technologies:
• HashiCorp stack (Packer, Vault, Boundary)
• RedHat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
• Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
• Docker/Podman
• GitLab CI
• ArgoCD
• Experience working in a regulated industry, particularly the public sector
• Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) fundamentals, including computer, networking, storage, managed services, web servers, databases, and system design patterns
• Understanding of security best practices and compliance frameworks

Clearance Requirements

• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance

Physical Requirements

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Occasionally move about inside the office to collaborate with other leaders/teams, use standard office automation equipment, and virtual communication

ManTech International Corporation, as well as its subsidiaries proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with ManTech through its online applicant system, please email us at [e-mail] and provide your name and contact information.