Maxar Technologies

Platform Engineer (OpenShift/Kubernetes) - TS/SCI

Maxar Technologies$165K — $215K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen with active TS/SCI with CI poly clearance (or ability to obtain)
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field plus 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or related fields; equivalent experience considered
  • Production experience with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
  • Experience supporting production OpenShift with cluster management, upgrades, and troubleshooting
  • Proficient in infrastructure automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Argo CD, Jenkins, etc.)
  • Experience in monitoring, alerting, and incident management
  • Effective communicator with remote teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications
  • Implement infrastructure as code solutions
  • Monitor platform performance and respond to incidents
  • Develop platform tooling and self-service capabilities
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance platform usability
  • Ensure compliance with security and governance standards
  • Effectively communicate technical concepts to teams.

Benefits

  • Robust 401(k) plan with company match
  • Mental health resources available
  • Student loan repayment assistance
  • Adoption reimbursement benefits
  • Pet insurance options to support pet owners.
Full Job Description
This position requires an active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level.

Unlock the future with Vantor! Join a platform team supporting multi-site Red Hat OpenShift clusters and NetApp-backed storage services. You will help operate and improve platform reliability, lifecycle management, automation, security, and recovery capabilities while partnering with storage, network, security, and development teams. The role supports mission-critical workloads in a secure or disconnected environment.

Responsibilities:
  • Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters across on-premise and hybrid cloud environments
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support containerized application delivery
  • Implement infrastructure as code
  • Monitor platform performance, availability, and security; respond to incidents and optimize systems
  • Develop and maintain platform tooling, automation, and self-service capabilities
  • Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to improve platform usability and reliability
  • Ensure compliance with organizational security and governance standards
  • Communicate with multidisciplinary SAFe Agile teams and articulate technical concepts and ideas effectively.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI with a CI poly clearance (or ability to obtain a CI poly)
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, systems administration, DevOps, infrastructure, or a related technical field. Equivalent experience will be considered. Additional years of experience commiserate in lieu of a degree.
  • Production experience operating Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.
  • Experience supporting production OpenShift environments, including several of the following: cluster lifecycle management, upgrades, Operators, node pools, ingress, registries, and troubleshooting.
  • Infrastructure automation using Ansible, Terraform, scripting, or GitOps.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Argo CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
  • Monitoring, alerting, incident response, capacity management, and operational runbook development.
  • Capable of working effectively with geographically distributed operations and development teams
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with customers and teams in written and oral forums
  • Willingness to work 90% or as needed in a SCIF environment with some on-call or after-hours onsite support for customer's mission


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience integrating OpenShift with enterprise storage. Familiarity with NetApp ONTAP, Astra Trident, NFS, iSCSI, or CSI-based storage is a plus.
  • Security hardening and compliance in restricted, disconnected, or classified environments.
  • Strong scripting or programming skills (e.g., Python, Bash, Go)
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Understanding of networking, security, and Linux systems administration
  • Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud platform architectures
  • Background in SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) practices
  • Experience working with geospatial technology and tools
  • CompTIA Security+ or comparable certification for privileged user access.
  • Experience in/or supporting military/intelligence or knowledge of some IC PED systems is a plus!


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Pay Transparency: In support of pay transparency at Vantor, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

The base pay for this position within California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and for all other states is:

$165,000.00 - $215,000.00

Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

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About Maxar Technologies

Maxar Technologies is a space technology company that provides solutions for Earth observation, space infrastructure, and geospatial intelligence. The company was formed in 2017 through the merger of DigitalGlobe and MDA. Maxar is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado and has operations in Canada, Europe, and Asia. The company has a diverse customer base that includes government agencies, commercial companies, and non-profit organizations.
Learn more about Maxar Technologies
Size
4,400 employees
Market Cap
$3.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$303 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+2.6%
Revenue
$1.7 billion
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