CACI International

Platform Engineer

CACI International • $93K — $196K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • U.S. Citizenship required
  • TS/SCI with polygraph
  • BS/BA + 10 years experience or equivalent
  • 10+ years in cloud/infrastructure engineering
  • Expertise in Terraform for infrastructure as code
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes clusters
  • Scripting skills in Python

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and support services using Infrastructure as Code tools
  • Build, optimize, and maintain production-grade CI/CD pipelines
  • Design and manage data preprocessing workflows
  • Maintain automation with PowerShell, Python, and Azure CLI
  • Configure and tune network security controls
  • Manage cloud services while ensuring compliance
  • Collaborate with developers for integrated testing
  • Establish and enforce security best practices

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare and wellness options
  • Financial and retirement benefits
  • Family support programs
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Flexible work-life balance options
Full Job Description
Job Title: Platform Engineer

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

The Opportunity:
 
We are seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build, and scale our next-generation intelligent systems as part of our DevSecOps team. You will be part of a team responsible for implementing enterprise-grade processing systems, and ensuring the secure deployment of processing workloads in systems deployed worldwide. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated technical leader who thrives in agile environments and adapts quickly to emerging technologies. 


Responsibilities: 
 

  • Design, implement, and support services using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or similar technologies.
  • Build, optimize, and maintain production-grade CI/CD pipelines
  • Design and manage data preprocessing workflows, chunking strategies, and vector database infrastructure.
  • Build and maintain automation using PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, Logic Apps, and Azure Functions.
  • Configure and tune network security groups (NSGs), application gateways, and other protective cloud controls.
  • Manage compute, storage, networking, and database services across cloud environments while ensuring adherence to security and compliance frameworks.
  • Collaborate closely with developers and subject matter experts to integrate testing into pipelines.
  • Establish and enforce security best practices for system implementations and data privacy.
  • O&M of existing Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes environments across multiple security domains in Cloud, data center, and edge environments
  • Conduct trade studies to select appropriate open-source, commercial or existing government solutions/technologies to balance performance, cost, user experience and time to operations
  • Work with internal and external teams to understand integration requirements and scale existing platforms to meet them
  • Work with Security to ensure ongoing compliance and develop secure solutions


 
 
Qualifications: 
 

Required: 

  • U.S. Citizenship required  
  • TS/SCI with polygraph
  • BS/BA + 10 years or equivalency (AA + 15 years of experience, MS + 8 Years of experience or no degree + 20 years of experience)   
  • 10+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure engineering
  • Extensive hands-on engineering experience in one or more of Azure, AWS, GCP
  • Expert Terraform skills; proven experience managing infrastructure with infrastructure as code
  • Experience operating production Kubernetes clusters (AKS/EKS) supporting processing workloads
  • Experience with containers (Docker, Podman) and CI/CD
  • Python scripting/programming abilities
  • Experience with Java & Python build toolchains 

     

Desired:

  • Previous intelligence community experience
  • Experience with CSAM, RegScale, eMASS, or similar GRC tools
  • Experience supporting emergency operations or disaster response missions
  • Experience with continuous monitoring and automated security tools
  • Strong communication skills for presenting to senior leadership

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Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$93,500 - $196,500

About CACI International

CACI International Inc is a multinational professional services and information technology company. It provides services to many branches of the federal government including defense, homeland security, intelligence, and healthcare. CACI has approximately 23,000 employees worldwide. The company's mission is to provide enterprise and mission technology services and solutions that best fit the needs of its customers. CACI has been named a Fortune World's Most Admired Company, a Washington Post Top Workplace, and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity.
Learn more about CACI International
Size
22,000 employees
Market Cap
$7.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$374.4 million
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+7.3%
Revenue
$5.8 billion
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