Sr. Hybrid Cloud Platform Engineer

Abile Group, Inc; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Hybrid Cloud Platform Engineer for a long-term contract. This role involves managing and deploying Red Hat OpenShift in diverse environments while ensuring security compliance and supporting data services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud technologies, container orchestration, and a solid understanding of various programming and scripting languages. Join a team dedicated to innovative IT solutions for the Intelligence Community, where your expertise will contribute to mission-critical operations. If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• 5+ years of developer experience in a relevant field.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Programming, Science, or Engineering required.

Responsibilities

• Manage Red Hat OpenShift across multiple security domains.
• Deploy OpenShift to new sites and ensure compliance with security standards.

Skills

Python

Shell Scripting

Git

Linux Distributions (RHEL/RHCOS, CentOS)

CI/CD Orchestration

Container Technology (Docker, Kubernetes)

Amazon Web Services

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering

Tools

Red Hat OpenShift

RabbitMQ

Redis

PostgreSQL

Elastic Stack

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Job description

Overview

Abile Group has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Senior Hybrid Cloud Platform Engineer on a 10 year contract providing User Facing and Data Center Services supporting an Intelligence Community customer. All the personnel on the team will work together to support innovative design, engineering, procurement, implementation, operations, sustainment and disposal of user facing and data center information technology (IT) services on multiple networks and security domains, at multiple locations worldwide, to support the IC mission.

The right candidate will possess the below skills and qualifications and be ready to handle all responsibilities independently and professionally.

Responsibilities

• O&M of existing Red Hat OpenShift environment across multiple security domains in both Cloud and datacenter (vSphere) environments.
• Supports OpenShift operators and frameworks including Crossplane, Kyverno, RedHat GitOps.
• Deploys OpenShift to new sites as they come online.
• Works with internal and external teams to understand integration requirements and scale existing platforms to meet them.
• Works with Security to ensure ongoing compliance and develop secure solutions.
• Supports data services including RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL, Elastic Stack.
• Compiles detailed documentation.

Qualifications

Clearance Required: TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Poly.

Degree and Years of Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or related technical discipline.

• 5+ years Developer experience.

Required Certifications:

• Meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements including one of the following: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA.

Desired Certifications:

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift.

Desired Skills:

• Experience deploying and managing RedHat OpenShift in a cloud and/or vSphere environment.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services.
• Python, Shell scripting, Git (desired).
• Linux distributions: RHEL/RHCOS, CentOS.
• CI/CD orchestration tools: GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitOps.
• Container technology: Docker, Kubernetes, and Cloud Native Computing Foundation ecosystem in general.