Senior AWS Platform Engineer: Scale Secure CI/CD on EKS

CertiPath; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Health Savings Account plan

401(k) plan with generous employer match

Unlimited PTO policy

Seven company holidays

Week-long break at the end of each year

Job summary

CertiPath is seeking a Senior AWS Platform Engineer in Reston, Virginia. This role involves leading the design and management of a production CI/CD platform based on AWS EKS. Candidates should have over 8 years of professional software engineering experience, with strong expertise in AWS Kubernetes, CI/CD systems, and automation workflows. The position offers outstanding benefits including health, dental, vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, and an unlimited PTO policy, promoting a quality work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive professional software engineering or DevOps experience.
• 5+ years of expert-level AWS Kubernetes experience.
• Strong IaC and automation skills with Terraform and Helm.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and maintenance of AWS EKS clusters.
• Ensure reliability and security of production cloud services.
• Optimize container image building pipelines.

Skills

AWS Kubernetes

CI/CD systems

Terraform

Python

Cloud security best practices

Docker and Kaniko

GitOps workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Prometheus

Grafana

Helm

Nutanix

Job description

CertiPath is seeking a Senior AWS Platform Engineer in Reston, Virginia. This role involves leading the design and management of a production CI/CD platform based on AWS EKS. Candidates should have over 8 years of professional software engineering experience, with strong expertise in AWS Kubernetes, CI/CD systems, and automation workflows. The position offers outstanding benefits including health, dental, vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, and an unlimited PTO policy, promoting a quality work-life balance.