Platform Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen; Washington (District of Columbia); In loco; USD 78.000 - 176.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design and operate a hybrid cloud platform behind a Digital Twin and Modeling & Simulation workloads for military test ranges.

You will build and maintain networking, storage, and Kubernetes foundations across AWS GovCloud and on‑prem environments, collaborating with DevOps, backend engineers, and solution architects to ensure security, accreditation readiness, and workload portability.

Competenze

• 3+ years of platform, infrastructure, or systems engineering experience.
• 2+ years administering VMware environments (vSphere/ESXi/vCenter).
• 2+ years deploying workloads in AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, EKS/ECS).
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.

Mansioni

• Design, automate, and operate hybrid infrastructure for a Digital Twin and Modeling & Simulation platform.
• Maintain networking, storage, and Kubernetes foundations across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Collaborate with DevOps, backend developers, and solution architects to ensure security and accreditation readiness.

Conoscenze

Platform engineering

VMware environments

AWS workloads

Infrastructure as Code

Kubernetes

Linux networking

Secret clearance

Formazione

Bachelor's degree

Strumenti

VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter

Terraform/CloudFormation/Ansible

Kubernetes platforms

Descrizione del lavoro

Platform Engineer, Senior### Platform Engineer, SeniorApply: Washington, DC: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: January 27, 2027 (30+ days left to apply): R0251155Platform Engineer, Senior**The Opportunity:** Everyone is trying to \"harness the cloud,\" but not everyone can make it work alongside the on-premises infrastructure that real missions still depend on. As a Platform Engineer, you'll build and operate the hybrid infrastructure behind a Digital Twin and Modeling & Simulation platform for military test ranges, spanning AWS GovCloud and VMware-based on-premises and disconnected environments. You'll design, automate, and maintain the networking, storage, and Kubernetes foundations that let simulation, visualization, and data processing workloads run consistently whether they sit in the cloud or at the range. You'll work closely with DevOps engineers, backend developers, and solution architects so the platform stays secure, repeatable, and ready for accreditation in regulated DoD environments. In this role, you'll solve hard hybrid-cloud problems, from workload portability and network connectivity to hardening and lifecycle management. You'll also grow your skills across both enterprise virtualization and cloud-native technologies. Work with us to build the platform that brings test ranges into the digital age. Join us. The world can't wait. **You Have:*** 3+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or systems engineering* 2+ years of experience administering VMware environments, including vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter* 2+ years of experience deploying and operating workloads in AWS, including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, and EKS or ECS* Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible* Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters in cloud or on-premises environments* Experience with Linux systems administration and networking fundamentals, including subnets, routing, DNS, firewalls, and security groups* Ability to obtain a Secret clearance* Bachelor's degree **Nice If You Have:*** Experience with AWS GovCloud or other regulated cloud environments* Experience with VMware NSX, vSAN, or VMware Tanzu* Experience with Rancher, RKE2, or hardened Kubernetes distributions* Experience building hybrid connectivity between on-premises and AWS, including Direct Connect, VPN, or Transit Gateway* Experience operating in disconnected, air-gapped, or bandwidth-constrained environments* Experience applying STIGs and supporting DoD ATO or RMF processes* Experience supporting GPU-backed or compute-intensive simulation workloads* Secret clearance* VMware Certified Professional (VCP-DCV), AWS Solutions Architect – Associate, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Certification **Clearance:**Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.**Compensation**At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.