Platform Engineer (TS/SCI + Poly) — Infra & CI/CD

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

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a Platform Engineer in Columbia, United States, to build and maintain the foundational infrastructure and tooling for rapid software development. The role emphasizes Linux and Ansible, with a focus on CI/CD, observability, and automation.

Responsibilities include designing and maintaining developer platforms, automating deployment pipelines, and ensuring security and compliance across environments.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Platform Design & Maintenance: Architect, deploy, and maintain internal developer platforms and environments that support efficient application development and continuous deployment.
• Automation & CI/CD: Automate workflows and configuration tasks using Ansible to reduce manual overhead and accelerate delivery.
• Observability & Performance: Monitor infrastructure health and performance using modern observability tools.
• Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution: Investigate and resolve complex infrastructure and platform defects.
• Security & Compliance: Enforce platform security controls and compliance standards across environments.
• Developer Experience: Collaborate with software teams to streamline deployment workflows and tooling.

Skills

Linux administration

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree

14+ years platform engineering without degree

Tools

Ansible

Job description

Zohorecruit is seeking a Platform Engineer in Columbia, United States, to build and maintain the foundational infrastructure and tooling for rapid software development. The role emphasizes Linux and Ansible, with a focus on CI/CD, observability, and automation.

Responsibilities include designing and maintaining developer platforms, automating deployment pipelines, and ensuring security and compliance across environments.