Chief Platform Architect
About The Position
The Chief Platform Architect will support a new Defense Health Agency program by transforming a 2,000-plus VM test environment into governed, environment-as-code infrastructure that teams can request and receive in days rather than weeks. The position is contingent upon contract award, and the start date will align with the program start. The role owns platform architecture across on-premises vSphere and AWS, leads environment-as-code and a self-service environment catalog, and establishes platform guardrails, standards, and the tooling baseline. The architect will lead platform engineers and work alongside infrastructure and cyber leads. The role also includes planning the move to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 and the Atlassian successor path. The position is based on site at the test center in Chantilly, Virginia, with work at the Ashburn, Virginia data center as needed. The stated pay range is $168,000 to $201,000 per year.
Requirements
- 10 years in cloud and infrastructure engineering.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, and GitLab CI.
- Experience building automated provisioning inside a DoD RMF-authorized boundary or at IL4 or higher.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and keep the background investigation DHA designates for this position.
- DoD 8140 qualification for the work role before privileged access, or the ability to earn it within six months.
Nice To Haves
- AWS or VMware professional-level certification.
- An active Secret clearance or higher.
- Experience with health IT or test environments.
Responsibilities
- Own platform architecture across on-premises vSphere and AWS, including determining where workloads belong.
- Lead environment-as-code and the self-service environment catalog.
- Set platform guardrails, standards, and the tooling baseline.
- Lead platform engineers and work alongside infrastructure and cyber leads.
- Plan the move to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 and the Atlassian successor path.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
