This is a U.S. based position. All of the programs we support require U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment. All work must be conducted within the continental U.S.About the Role:We are seeking an
Platform Engineer with an active Top Secret/SCI clearance to play a pivotal role in automating and orchestrating our critical infrastructure. This position is ideal for a technical expert passionate about deploying, managing, and optimizing system infrastructures using the latest technologies in system automation, container orchestration, and open-source applications. You'll be based in San Diego, CA and work on projects vital to national security and technological advancement.
Key Responsibilities:- Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automation solutions utilizing Ansible, GitOps principles, and declarative configuration management.
- Design, implement, and maintain automated Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines supporting enterprise platform deployments.
- Develop automation to deploy, configure, validate, and maintain Kubernetes-based applications and supporting platform services.
- Support application onboarding through development, integration, testing, staging, and production environments utilizing automated deployment pipelines.
- Develop and maintain GitOps workflows supporting application lifecycle management and platform deployments.
- Establish and improve governance processes supporting application promotion across engineering environments.
- Identify inefficiencies within existing DevSecOps workflows and develop automation to improve deployment reliability, consistency, and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with application vendors and software development teams to integrate new applications into the enterprise platform.
- Develop automation supporting Configuration Management activities and improve visibility into configuration compliance across multiple environments.
- Develop and maintain automation supporting operating system configuration, platform provisioning, application deployment, and infrastructure validation.
- Implement systems engineering principles throughout the software development lifecycle to improve platform quality and reliability.
- Collaborate with Platform Engineering, Cybersecurity, Software Development, and Operations teams to ensure secure, repeatable, and automated platform deployments.
- Troubleshoot deployment failures and develop automated solutions to improve platform resiliency.
- Prepare technical documentation, implementation guides, architecture documentation, and operational procedures supporting developed automation.
Required Qualifications:- Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline and ten (10) years of relevant professional experience; or Master's degree in a related technical discipline and five (5) years of relevant professional experience; or fifteen (15) years of relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree.
- Minimum five (5) years of experience developing automation utilizing Ansible.
- Experience developing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and configuration management solutions.
- Experience supporting Kubernetes-based environments and containerized applications.
- Experience with GitOps methodologies and Git-based development workflows.
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines utilizing GitLab CI/CD or similar technologies.
- Experience with Helm, Kubernetes, and container orchestration technologies.
- Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and software development lifecycle methodologies.
- Experience supporting Linux enterprise environments.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Skills:- Experience supporting classified or disconnected environments.
- Experience with GitLab CI/CD.
- Experience with ArgoCD or similar GitOps platforms.
- Experience with Harbor or other OCI container registries.
- Experience developing automation utilizing Puppet and Terraform.
- Experience supporting enterprise Platform Engineering teams.
- Experience with RKE2 or other enterprise Kubernetes distributions.
- Familiarity with RMF, DISA STIGs, JSIG, DevSecOps Reference Design, and secure software supply chain practices.
- Experience implementing Agile software development methodologies.
- DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (or ability to obtain within required timeframe if permitted by contract).
Clearance Requirements:- Active Top Secret with ability to obtain and maintain SCI
Work Type:- Onsite in San Diego, Ca
- Relocation provided
- May require up to 10% travel
Salary Range:$100,000 - $185000- The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities
What we will offer you: - Highly competitive salary
- Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Take as you need PTO + 14 paid holidays
- Generous Referral Bonuses
- And More!
