Platform Operations Engineer

Absolute Business Solutions Corp; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with match

Health insurance

Education & Training funds

Volunteer Time Off

Referral program

Job summary

Absolute Business Solutions Corp is seeking a Platform Operations Engineer to join a high‑impact team. The role focuses on a modern tech stack supporting the DOMEX Technology Platform, with on-site work in Bethesda, MD and some remote tasks.

Strong emphasis on reliability, performance, and cross‑functional coordination. You will work with Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and cloud services, requiring TS/SCI clearance and a polygraph.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, CS, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent) with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph.
• At least one DoD 8570.01 M IAT Level II+ certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA Security, SSCP, CISSP).

Responsibilities

• Ensure availability, reliability, and performance of a full stack, containerized microservices platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of engineers, developers, and system admins.
• Define and monitor SLIs/SLOs; participate in SAFe Agile release planning and scrums.

Skills

Kubernetes

GitLab pipelines

Linux

Containerized apps

AWS cloud

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Keycloak

Prometheus/Grafana

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/related field

DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II+ certification

Tools

Kafka

Prometheus/Grafana

Logstash/Kibana

Appian

Terraform

Job description

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Absolute Business Solutions Corp (ABSC) is not just another tech company. We’re a community of innovators, engineers, analysts and business professionals working together with our customers to tackle the most complex challenges. For more than 20 years we’ve supported critical Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), Federal Civilian missions and global, multi-national corporations. We specialize in supporting our clients in the Intelligence, Technology, Defense, AI/ML, and Data Science fields. As we continue to grow at a rapid pace, we need some amazing new professionals to join our team.

ABSC is seeking a mission-driven Platform Operations Engineer to join a high-impact team driving the design, development, and deployment of a modern technology stack supporting the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP). This role directly supports our customer’s mission to centralize and standardize the Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the Defense Intelligence Enterprise.

You’ll be part of a mission-focused, solutions-oriented team that values inclusion, innovation, collaboration, and continuous professional growth. While the majority of work is performed on-site at our customer location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule, and some tasks may be completed remotely.

Security clearance required for this role: An Active TS/SCI with ability/willingness to obtain a CI polygraph is required.

Responsibilities:

As a Platform Operations Engineer you will work with a team to ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of a full stack, containerized microservices platform. You also will partner with a multidisciplinary team of systems engineers, developers, integrators, and system administrators in the following areas:

• System Reliability & Performance — Ensuring uptime, performance, and capacity planning for a large scale big data production platform with a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and technologies such as Java, Python, React, and low code tools like Appian
• Monitoring & Observability — Leveraging monitoring tools to proactively detect and resolve issues
• Incident Response — Leading triage, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and post incident reviews
• SLIs & SLOs — Defining and tracking reliability metrics
• SAFe Agile — Participating in release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and cross team coordination

Requirements:

You bring enthusiasm, the ability to work well with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience, and meet the following qualifications:

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience; 6+ years with a Master’s; additional experience may substitute for a degree
• Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph
• At least one DoD 8570.01 M IAT Level II+ certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA Security, SSCP, CISSP (or Associate))
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification
• Experience with Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, Linux, and containerized environments
• Experience supporting enterprise scale production systems
• Experience with cloud services (preferably AWS) and cloud infrastructure
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Logstash, Kibana, and Keycloak
• Demonstrated success in cross functional coordination and execution
• Strong communication skills and the ability to perform under pressure during incidents

Desired Skills:

You will wow us even more if you have some of these:

• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Experience with creating customized dashboards to track SLIs and other key performance indicators
• Experience with Appian or other low-code platforms
• Experience with technologies such as Kafka, AMQP/JMS, Prometheus/Grafana, GPU-based Kubernetes, SALT automation, Nexus, or GraphQL
• Knowledge of security best practices (authN/Z, secrets management, data protection)
• Infrastructure-as-code experience (CloudFormation, Terraform, Pulumi)
• AWS cloud certifications

Salary is commensurate with education and years’ experience. Salary range for this requisition is: $110,000-$225k annual.

Who we are:

ABSC is a technology and services company that combines the agility of a small business with proven processes refined over more than two decades in business. We specialize in supporting public sector clients in the Intelligence, Defense, Health, and Safety areas. Our team stands ready to deliver the next generation of programs, personnel, and solutions to help advance our federal government customers’ driving innovation, agility, and security across all mission areas.

Some of our benefits include:

• Retirement Planning – 401k Fully Vested with Match
• Annual Health and Wellness Allowance – buy an Apple Watch, a treadmill, or hit the gym on us
• Career Development – Annual Funds to spend on Education and Training
• Volunteer Time Off – Annually, all employees can spend 8 hours directly supporting a charity of choice
• Charitable Match – ABSC matches an employee’s donation to a qualifying charity
• Referral Program – We pay for internal and external referrals!
• LOV Awards – Earn bonus awards throughout the year from our Living Our Values awards program

ABSC offers generous external referral bonuses.

You don’t need to be an employee to benefit from our Referral Program.

*ABSC is a proud V3, Virginia Values Vets, member which recognizes our commitment to hiring Veterans. If you are a veteran, please be sure to include that in your application.*

Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.