Senior Platform Engineer: Kubernetes & CI/CD (On-Site)

SOC LLC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

SOC LLC is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join a multi-year on-site contract in Chantilly, VA. You will design, deploy, and maintain development pipelines for AI workloads, building and securing platform infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters.

You will collaborate across teams to deliver scalable, secure platforms, with emphasis on automation, observability, and operational excellence in a complex federal/defense-like environment.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence polygraph.
• Ubuntu Linux experience.
• Hands-on Python development experience.
• Extensive Kubernetes experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain development pipelines for AI workloads.
• Build, maintain, and secure platform infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable Kubernetes platforms.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize performance of clusters and pipelines.

Skills

Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph

Linux Ubuntu

Python

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD tooling

Terraform

Git

Argo CD

Networking

Security

Monitoring

SRE

GitOps

Linux/Unix

Tools

Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE/OpenShift)

Docker

Terraform

Git

CI/CD Platforms

Argo CD

Helm

Kustomize

Vault / AWS Secrets Manager

Job description

SOC LLC is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join a multi-year on-site contract in Chantilly, VA. You will design, deploy, and maintain development pipelines for AI workloads, building and securing platform infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters.

You will collaborate across teams to deliver scalable, secure platforms, with emphasis on automation, observability, and operational excellence in a complex federal/defense-like environment.