Platform Engineer: Kubernetes & AI Infra (On-Site, TS/SCI)

Base-2 Solutions, LLC; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions, LLC is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, develop, and optimize Kubernetes platforms supporting enterprise AI capabilities. The role is 100% on-site at the customer site in Bethesda, Maryland, with deep focus on OS, hardware, GPUs, and high-speed networking.

Responsibilities include designing Kubernetes architecture, implementing IaC, building secure CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring compliance with federal security standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in CS/EE with 5+ years in Platform/Systems Engineering.
• Strong Linux expertise (RHEL, Ubuntu, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux).
• Experience administering Kubernetes clusters and deploying containerized workloads.
• Hands-on Docker container development and troubleshooting across SDLC.
• Experience with Kubernetes AI/ML orchestration tools (Argo, Airflow, Kubeflow).
• RESTful API integration and automation experience.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Excellent problem-solving and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain enterprise Kubernetes platforms.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Salt, Ansible, Bash, Python).
• Collaborate to design secure CI/CD pipelines incl. GitLab CI/CD.
• Troubleshoot complex systems across cloud, network, and platform layers.
• Maintain documentation and support security compliance activities (ATO).

Skills

Linux

Team collaboration

Problem solving

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

Bash

Python

GitLab CI/CD

Argo

Airflow

Kubeflow

Job description

Base-2 Solutions, LLC is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, develop, and optimize Kubernetes platforms supporting enterprise AI capabilities. The role is 100% on-site at the customer site in Bethesda, Maryland, with deep focus on OS, hardware, GPUs, and high-speed networking.

Responsibilities include designing Kubernetes architecture, implementing IaC, building secure CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring compliance with federal security standards.