Senior Cloud Platform Engineer - Kubernetes & DoD Systems

Booz Allen Hamilton; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 112,900 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a C2 Systems Platform and Infrastructure Engineer to guide cloud modernization efforts for defense clients. You will lead a team, design and deploy containerized foundations, and harden platforms from data centers to the tactical edge using Kubernetes, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and ArgoCD or Flux within a DevOps framework.

You will work on doD-compliant environments, implement IaC with Terraform/Ansible, and build observable, secure platforms while ensuring mission

Qualifications

• Experience operating Kubernetes at production scale including deployment, day-2 ops, upgrades and security hardening.
• Experience with CI/CD and GitOps pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, and ArgoCD or Flux.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience implementing observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK or OpenTelemetry.
• Experience designing systems for secure, air-gapped or DDIL environments; able to translate mission requirements into resilient designs.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance; DoD 8570 IAT Level II Security+ CE Certification preferred.

Skills

Kubernetes operations

CI/CD pipelines

GitOps

Platform automation

Security posture

Technical leadership

Mission-driven design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or Engineering

12+ years in infra/platform engineering in lieu of degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

OpenTelemetry

Istio/Linkerd/Consul

OPA/Gatekeeper/Kyverno

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a C2 Systems Platform and Infrastructure Engineer to guide cloud modernization efforts for defense clients. You will lead a team, design and deploy containerized foundations, and harden platforms from data centers to the tactical edge using Kubernetes, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and ArgoCD or Flux within a DevOps framework.

You will work on doD-compliant environments, implement IaC with Terraform/Ansible, and build observable, secure platforms while ensuring mission