Description & Requirements ***This is for a future opportunity***
MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented
Platform Engineer to join our team in
Tampa, FL.
The Platform Engineer will leverage their strong technical background and knowledge to develop and maintain the production environment, ensuring a modern and secure foundation upon which all product teams can deploy containerized applications.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:- Develop, configure, and maintain production container orchestration environments including Kubernetes, OpenShift, and VMWare PKS Essentials
- Ensure a modern, secure, and highly available infrastructure foundation for product teams to deploy containerized applications
- Collaborate closely with co-located team members and product developers to troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues
- Monitor platform performance, implement scaling strategies, and ensure system reliability and uptime
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management to streamline platform operations
- Managing the software build process and ensuring a seamless connection to the enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
- Maintaining system baselines and configuration management items for the production infrastructure.
- Working with all stakeholders to ensure complete and functioning systems that meet all platform requirements.
Minimum Qualifications:- High School Diploma/GED with 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in Information Systems Security or Platform Engineering.
- Experienced in providing DevSecOps implementation using Jenkins, GitLab, or similar industry-standard tools.
- Hands-on experience managing and maintaining containerized environments such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, or VMWare PKS
- Experience with Linux systems administration and troubleshooting in enterprise environments
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash for automation and system management
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Ansible
- Working knowledge of Source Version Control and Build/Release tools and methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications :- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP certification).
- Experience with cyber risk and compliance automation tools.
- Advanced certifications in Kubernetes such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or cloud platforms
- Experience implementing security best practices and compliance controls within containerized environments
- Strong background in networking concepts, service meshes, and ingress controllers
- Experience working in highly secure, co-located government or defense environments
Clearance Requirements:- An active Secret clearance is required with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI
Physical Requirements:- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
- Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
- Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
- Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
