Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer | IaC & Bare-Metal

Peraton; Clearfield (UT); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to stand up and operate a bare-metal OpenShift container platform, driving IaC provisioning with Terraform and Ansible. You will evaluate OpenShift vs Spectro Cloud, manage lifecycle, implement security controls, and support OCONUS activities in a hybrid work setting.

Qualified candidates have extensive Kubernetes experience, DoD security clearances, and strong Linux skills. Remote work is allowed occasionally within 50 miles of U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum general work experience of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
• 5+ years of platform/systems engineering experience with hands-on Kubernetes-based container platform experience
• US Citizenship required
• Active DoD Secret clearance required
• DoD 8570/8140 compliant certification
• Hands-on experience deploying and administering OpenShift on bare metal
• IaC proficiency with Terraform and Ansible
• Experience with virtualization/cloud orchestration platforms (Spectro Cloud, VMware)
• Understanding of container platform architecture and lifecycle management
• Strong Linux administration skills (RHEL)
• Access to a valid DISA SIPR facility

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and operate bare-metal OpenShift clusters
• Design and implement IaC provisioning with Terraform and Ansible
• Assess OpenShift vs Spectro Cloud feasibility and document tradeoffs
• Manage OpenShift lifecycle including upgrades, patching, and scaling
• Deploy core platform services and DNS (PowerDNS)
• Enforce security requirements and STIGs on platform
• Monitor health and capacity; manage logging/alerts
• Support OCONUS hardware bootstrap activities
• Document platform architecture and procedures
• Shift provisioning from manual to IaC-based approach

Skills

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Terraform

Ansible

Linux

Cloud/On-prem

Documentation

Security/DoD

Education

BS/BA in related field

MS/MA in related field

PhD (optional)

Tools

Spectro Cloud

VMware

GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux)

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to stand up and operate a bare-metal OpenShift container platform, driving IaC provisioning with Terraform and Ansible. You will evaluate OpenShift vs Spectro Cloud, manage lifecycle, implement security controls, and support OCONUS activities in a hybrid work setting.

Qualified candidates have extensive Kubernetes experience, DoD security clearances, and strong Linux skills. Remote work is allowed occasionally within 50 miles of U.S.