Platform Engineer & Ops Lead: Cloud & Automation

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, an Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Platform Engineer (Ops Technology Lead) to design, implement, and maintain IT infrastructure platforms within the CASTLE-NET program, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security. This role supports deployment, lifecycle management, and policy compliance.

Key responsibilities include platform design, automation, disaster recovery, and mentoring junior staff; the candidate will collaborate with IT teams and developers to optimize

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, or related field.
• 8+ years of platform engineering experience.
• Expert understanding of platform engineering principles.
• Experience with virtualization, containerization, and cloud platforms.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple complex technical initiatives.
• Proficiency in developing comprehensive technical documentation.
• Knowledge of data security and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement IT infrastructure platforms.
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and security.
• Support application deployment and lifecycle management.
• Conduct platform assessments and optimization analysis.
• Implement infrastructure automation and orchestration.
• Develop disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities.
• Manage platform documentation and technical specifications.
• Mentor junior technical staff and provide technical leadership.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Virtualization

Containerization

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCC)

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

ASM Research, an Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Platform Engineer (Ops Technology Lead) to design, implement, and maintain IT infrastructure platforms within the CASTLE-NET program, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security. This role supports deployment, lifecycle management, and policy compliance.

Key responsibilities include platform design, automation, disaster recovery, and mentoring junior staff; the candidate will collaborate with IT teams and developers to optimize