Platform Engineer

Kforce Inc; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce Inc in West Palm Beach, FL is seeking a Platform Engineer to build and operate production-grade automation with Ansible, Terraform and Go. The role emphasizes developing core services behind VKE/VLB (HAProxy), VCR (Container Registry) and Inference, and collaborating with product, platform and infrastructure teams on feature delivery.

You will work deeply with Kubernetes internals, design container runtime integrations, architect CI/CD pipelines for large-scale systems, and harden

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure.
• Strong Kubernetes administration and internals knowledge (scheduler, kubelet, CRDs).
• Proficiency in Go and scripting languages (Python, Bash) for automation.
• Deep knowledge of container security, image scanning and runtime isolation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-grade automation using Ansible, Terraform and Go.
• Develop and enhance core services behind VKE/VLB (HAProxy), VCR (Container Registry) and Inference.
• Engage deeply with Kubernetes internals (scheduler, kubelet, CRDs).
• Design, implement and improve container runtime integrations (containerd, runc, OCI).
• Architect CI/CD improvements and deployment pipelines for large-scale systems.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across networking, load balancing, containers and distributed systems.
• Harden platform infrastructure through security best practices including vulnerability scanning and secrets management.
• Contribute to open-source ecosystem (terraform provider, crossplane, vultr-cli, govultr).
• Improve reliability, observability and operability of cloud-native services.
• Collaborate with product, platform and infrastructure teams on feature delivery.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD

Security

Observability

Networking

Distributed systems

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Platform Engineer in West Palm Beach, FL. Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain production-grade automation using Ansible Terraform and Go
• Develop and enhance core services behind VKE VLB (HAProxy) VCR (Container Registry) and Inference
• Engage deeply with Kubernetes internals (scheduler kubelet controllers CRDs)
• Design implement and improve container runtime integrations (containerd runc OCI)
• Architect CI/CD improvements and deployment pipelines for large-scale systems
• Troubleshoot complex issues across networking load balancing containers and distributed systems
• Harden platform infrastructure through security best practices including vulnerability scanning container image signing admission controllers and secrets management
• Contribute directly to Vultr's open-source ecosystem (terraform provider crossplane vultr-cli govultr)
• Improve overall reliability observability and operability of cloud-native services
• Collaborate with product platform and infrastructure teams on feature delivery

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure
• Strong experience with Kubernetes administration and internals including scheduler kubelet and CRDs
• Proficiency in Go and scripting languages (Python Bash) for automation and tooling
• Deep knowledge of container security including image scanning runtime isolation and admission control
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform Ansible) and CI/CD pipeline design
• Familiarity with observability stack (Prometheus Grafana alerting) and incident response practices
• Excellent problem-solving skills across networking load balancing and distributed systems

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.