Senior Platform Engineer - OpenShift & IaC Expert

Peraton; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the stand-up and operations of a bare-metal OpenShift/container platform across multiple US locations. The role emphasizes infrastructure-as-code, lifecycle management, and secure, compliant platform operations.

Candidates should have deep Kubernetes/OpenShift expertise, strong Terraform/Ansible experience, and US citizenship with DoD security clearance. The position may include occasional telework with travel to key sites.

Qualifications

• Minimum general work experience aligned with the role requirements.
• Hands-on experience deploying and administering OpenShift or enterprise Kubernetes on bare metal.
• IaC proficiency with Terraform and Ansible for provisioning and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Stand up, operate, and upgrade a bare-metal OpenShift container platform.
• Design infrastructure-as-code provisioning for platform and VM orchestration using Terraform and Ansible.
• Monitor platform health and enforce cybersecurity and STIGs on the platform infrastructure.
• Document architecture, decisions, and operational procedures.

Skills

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Terraform

Ansible

Linux (RHEL)

Security clearance

US Citizenship

Education

BS/BA in a related field

MS/MA

PhD

Tools

Spectro Cloud

VMware

GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux)

Job description

Peraton seeks a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the stand-up and operations of a bare-metal OpenShift/container platform across multiple US locations. The role emphasizes infrastructure-as-code, lifecycle management, and secure, compliant platform operations.

Candidates should have deep Kubernetes/OpenShift expertise, strong Terraform/Ansible experience, and US citizenship with DoD security clearance. The position may include occasional telework with travel to key sites.