The Platform Engineer supports secure, innovative hybrid infrastructure for a mission-critical federal environment. This role is responsible for helping architect, deploy, and manage AWS GovCloud and on-premises platforms, supporting emerging AI capabilities, modern containerized workloads, and enterprise virtualization environments. The position works closely with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment to improve platform reliability, automate operations, support application modernization, and contribute to long-term hybrid cloud strategy while ensuring compliance with federal security requirements.  All work is performed onsite in Washington, DC.

• Design, implement, and maintain hybrid infrastructure spanning AWS GovCloud and on-premises data centers while ensuring compliance with federal security standards.
• Manage Kubernetes fleet operations across AWS EKS, on-premises Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE), and VMware vSphere with Kubernetes (VKS).
• Lead application modernization initiatives, migrating and optimizing workloads across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Administer and optimize hypervisor clusters, including VMware vSphere and ESXi, for enterprise workloads.
• Manage Splunk infrastructure for centralized logging, monitoring, and security analytics.
• Implement comprehensive audit logging, monitoring, and observability solutions across hybrid environments.
• Support security engineering initiatives including vulnerability management, compliance automation, and security hardening.
• Support emerging AI/ML capabilities and cloud-native solutions.
• Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment using Jira for project management.
• Ensure systems meet NIST 800-53 and FISMA compliance requirements.
• Automate operational tasks and improve platform reliability across both cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and hybrid cloud strategy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Experience supporting hybrid infrastructure across AWS GovCloud and on-premises data center environments.
• Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes platforms, including EKS, Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE), or VMware vSphere with Kubernetes (VKS).
• Strong knowledge of VMware vSphere administration, ESXi, and enterprise cluster management.
• Experience administering Splunk and supporting enterprise log management, monitoring, or security analytics.
• Knowledge of NIST 800-53 controls and FISMA compliance frameworks.
• Experience with security engineering, audit logging, observability, vulnerability management, and security hardening practices.
• Experience with application modernization, containerization, and workload migration across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Experience supporting AI/ML infrastructure, services, or related cloud-native technologies is preferred.
• Hands-on knowledge of infrastructure as code using Terraform and experience supporting GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working in Agile environments and using Jira for project collaboration and tracking.
• AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer are preferred.
• VMware or Kubernetes certifications, such as CKA or CKAD, are preferred.
• Experience supporting financial services or federal government environments is preferred.

Salary: $166,000 - $174,500.00

Additional benefits include: 

• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution)
• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
• Exercise Reimbursement
• Computer Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and standard office equipment
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds
• Fine hand manipulation (keyboarding)

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Exposure to general office conditions while conducting office duties
• Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic)
• Ability to work in a confined area
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period