Senior AI Platform Engineer — LLMs, IaC & Bare-Metal

Peraton; Chambersburg (Franklin County); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior AI Platform Engineer to stand up and operate a bare-metal container platform in a security-focused environment. The role emphasizes IaC provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, OpenShift, and scalable LLM deployment across enterprise systems.

This position requires deep Linux experience, DoD-cleared credentials, and the ability to work in a hybrid model with occasional telework within 50 miles of Chambersburg, PA or other listed locations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Kubernetes-based container platform experience.
• Experience deploying and operating AI models and OpenShift on bare metal.
• Proficiency with Terraform and Ansible for IaC provisioning.
• Strong Linux administration (RHEL) and security posture.
• Regular access to a DISA SIPR-accredited facility.

Responsibilities

• Stand up and operate a bare-metal container platform with IaC tooling.
• Deploy, configure, and operate LLMs and enterprise AI models.
• Optimize inference, deployment, and resource utilization.
• Transition provisioning to IaC and manage OpenShift clusters.
• Document architecture decisions and licensing tradeoffs.
• Ensure platform security and compliance (STIGs).
• Support OCONUS hardware bootstrap activities and telemetry.

Skills

Platform/systems integration

Kubernetes-based platforms

Linux administration (RHEL)

Documentation & architecture

Security/compliance fundamentals

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA

PhD

Tools

OpenShift

Terraform

Ansible

Spectro Cloud

VMware

ArgoCD

Flux

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior AI Platform Engineer to stand up and operate a bare-metal container platform in a security-focused environment. The role emphasizes IaC provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, OpenShift, and scalable LLM deployment across enterprise systems.

This position requires deep Linux experience, DoD-cleared credentials, and the ability to work in a hybrid model with occasional telework within 50 miles of Chambersburg, PA or other listed locations.