Platform Engineer, TS/SCI | CI/CD & Automation Expert

J T; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 161,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness package

401(k) plan with company matching

Paid PTO and holidays

Parental leave

Life & disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

J T in the United States is seeking a Platform Engineer to build and maintain the foundational infrastructure and tooling that enable rapid, reliable software development and release. You will drive automation with Ansible, improve CI/CD pipelines, and strengthen observability and security across environments, collaborating with development and operations teams.

This role requires TS/SCI with Polygraph, a Bachelor's or significant equivalent experience, and a minimum of ten years in platform

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree plus 10+ years of relevant technical experience, or 14+ years of Platform Engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
• Strong Linux systems administration and command-line skills.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible for configuration management and automation.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and maintain internal developer platforms and environments for efficient development and continuous deployment.
• Automate operational workflows and configuration tasks using Ansible to speed delivery and reduce manual work.
• Monitor infrastructure health and performance with modern observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Investigate, isolate, and resolve complex platform-level defects and outages.
• Enforce security controls, regulatory compliance, and industry best practices across environments.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to streamline deployment workflows and tooling.

Skills

Linux admin

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree

14+ years platform engineering experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

J T in the United States is seeking a Platform Engineer to build and maintain the foundational infrastructure and tooling that enable rapid, reliable software development and release. You will drive automation with Ansible, improve CI/CD pipelines, and strengthen observability and security across environments, collaborating with development and operations teams.

This role requires TS/SCI with Polygraph, a Bachelor's or significant equivalent experience, and a minimum of ten years in platform