Senior Platform Engineer: OpenShift & IaC Mastery

Peraton; Columbus (OH); 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 across multiple U.S. sites. You will lead IaC provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, assess OpenShift versus Spectro Cloud, and support OCONUS bootstrap activities while maintaining strong security controls and documentation.

A DoD clearance and US Citizenship are required. The role offers hybrid telework with proximity to listed locations and opportunities to influence platform

Qualifications

• Minimum general work experience: 12 years with BS/BA; 10 years with MS/MA; 7 years with Ph.D.
• 5+ years of platform/systems engineering experience with hands-on Kubernetes-based container platform
• US Citizenship
• Active DoD Secret clearance
• DoD 8570/8140 compliant certification
• Hands-on OpenShift/bare metal deployment and administration
• IaC proficiency with Terraform and Ansible
• Knowledge of virtualization/cloud orchestration platforms (Spectro Cloud, VMware)
• Understanding of container platform architecture (networking, storage, security)
• Strong Linux administration skills (RHEL)
• Regular/recurring physical access to a DISA SIPR-accredited facility

Responsibilities

• Stand up and operate a bare-metal OpenShift container platform
• Evaluate OpenShift vs Spectro Cloud feasibility
• Shift provisioning toward IaC using Terraform and Ansible
• Support core platform services and OCONUS bootstrap activities
• Design, install, configure, and operate OpenShift clusters
• Implement and enforce cybersecurity requirements (STIGs)
• Monitor health, performance, and capacity with observability tools
• Document platform architecture and operational procedures
• Transition provisioning to IaC-managed model

Skills

Kubernetes platform experience

Linux administration (RHEL)

Infrastructure-as-code

Documentation

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA

Ph.D.

Tools

OpenShift

Terraform

Ansible

Spectro Cloud

VMware

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to stand up and operate a bare-metal OpenShift container platform across multiple U.S. sites. You will lead IaC provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, assess OpenShift versus Spectro Cloud, and support OCONUS bootstrap activities while maintaining strong security controls and documentation.

A DoD clearance and US Citizenship are required. The role offers hybrid telework with proximity to listed locations and opportunities to influence platform