Platform Engineer: Secure, Scalable Internal Platforms

LMI; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI Government Consulting is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate foundational technology platforms that enable secure, scalable software delivery across the organization.

You will work across DevSecOps platforms, cloud and hybrid infrastructure, networking, and enterprise technical standards, helping create reusable platform services that simplify infrastructure complexity and enable self‑service development environments.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating modern infrastructure and platform environments.
• Proficiency with DevOps/DevSecOps platforms and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP and hybrid architectures.
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi).
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Solid networking fundamentals and secure connectivity.
• Familiarity with automation, configuration management, and observability tools.
• Strong engineering fundamentals including version control and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design and build internal platform capabilities that support application development, deployment, and operations
• Establish and implement enterprise technical standards and architecture patterns for infrastructure, platforms, and development environments
• Develop and maintain DevSecOps platforms and CI/CD pipelines that support secure and automated software delivery
• Design and operate cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments across AWS, Azure, on-premises, or edge environments
• Engineer and manage compute, storage, and virtualization platforms supporting scalable workloads
• Design and maintain secure network architectures and connectivity, including segmentation, zero trust approaches, and hybrid networking
• Build and operate infrastructure as code (IaC) capabilities to standardize environment provisioning and configuration
• Implement security boundaries, platform hardening, and baseline configurations aligned with enterprise security requirements
• Support endpoint and collaboration platforms that enable secure productivity and engineering workflows
• Manage infrastructure lifecycle operations including provisioning, upgrades, patching, and capacity planning
• Collaborate with security, architecture, and product engineering teams to ensure platforms support secure, compliant, and reliable application delivery
• Improve platform reliability through monitoring, automation, and operational tooling

Skills

DevSecOps platforms

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CFN

Docker & Kubernetes

Networking fundamentals

Security standards & compliance

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

LMI Government Consulting is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate foundational technology platforms that enable secure, scalable software delivery across the organization.

You will work across DevSecOps platforms, cloud and hybrid infrastructure, networking, and enterprise technical standards, helping create reusable platform services that simplify infrastructure complexity and enable self‑service development environments.