Platform Services Engineer II

MAXIMUS; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Platform Services Engineer to support a Department of Defense client. This role involves building and operating hybrid-infrastructure software platforms, deploying Cloud Foundry, and developing scalable platform APIs. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in containerized services and cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS. Join a dynamic team dedicated to delivering cutting-edge digital capabilities to operational forces globally. If you're passionate about technology and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading teams in building containerized services.
• Experience with Cloud Infrastructure Providers like AWS.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate hybrid-infrastructure software platforms.
• Maintain high availability for mission-critical software systems.

Skills

Containerized Services

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)

Continuous Delivery Pipelines

Microservices Architectures

Effective Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

High School diploma with equivalent experience

Tools

Pivotal Cloud Foundry

AWS

Cloud Foundry

Job description

Join Maximus’ Technology Consulting Services team supporting a Department of Defense client’s exciting and innovative software factory program designed to develop and deploy digital capability to operational forces around the world. The Platform Services Engineer will be responsible for:

1. Building and operating hybrid-infrastructure software platforms (Pivotal Cloud Foundry and AWS)
2. Deploying Cloud Foundry and automating platform management
3. Developing platform APIs that make common software operations scalable and repeatable
4. Building continuous delivery pipelines
5. Maintaining the underlying services required to host containerized applications
6. Responding to software outages and executing postmortem reviews including root cause analyses
7. Maintaining a high level of availability for all mission-critical software systems
8. Manage, report, and facilitate certification of access for all in-scope resources (including SaaS, AWS, Azure, CSS-managed applications, tools, and systems)

Required Skills & Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree or High School diploma and 9+ years of equivalent experience.
2. Minimum Secret clearance.
3. DoD 8570 IAT-II or higher certification. Acceptable certifications include Security+CE, GSEC, CCNA, CASP+CE, CCNP, CISA, and CISSP.
4. 5+ years of experience leading teams building and developing containerized services deployed in production on orchestration platforms such as Cloud Foundry, etc.
5. 5+ years of experience building production services using Cloud Infrastructure Providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS).
6. 5+ years of experience building and sustaining developer platform services and APIs that scale in production.
7. 3+ years of experience designing or administering Identity and Access Lifecycle Management Operations and controls.
8. 3+ years of experience building and maintaining continuous delivery pipelines.
9. 3+ years of experience maintaining highly available and resilient production systems.
10. 5+ years of experience building and sustaining developer platform services and APIs that scale in production.
11. 3+ years of experience with modern microservices architectures, design patterns, resiliency techniques, and optimizations.

Desired/Preferred Skills:

1. Effective communication skills and ability to interact with various internal and external stakeholders.