Cloud Platform Administrator (Mid-Level, Senior or Lead)

Boeing•Berkeley, MO

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Specialized United States Infrastructure Operations is currently seeking a Cloud Platform Administrator (Mid-Level, Senior or Lead) to join the team in Berkeley, MO; Seattle, WA; or Daytona Beach, FL. The Infrastructure team is seeking a skilled platform engineer to help build and operate the cloud platform services that host critical enterprise applications and software toolchains. In this role, the selected candidate will focus on the shared platform capabilities that enable teams to deploy, run, and maintain containerized and cloud-hosted solutions in a consistent and supportable manner. As both an individual contributor and technical leader, this position will help define and implement platform standards for Kubernetes, container hosting, deployment automation, configuration management, and operational support. This role is focused on platform reliability, repeatability, scalability, and service enablement, rather than custom application software development.

Requirements

Ability to obtain access to Special Access Programs (SAP)
3+ years of experience in cloud platform engineering and/or product management
3+ years of experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
3+ years of experience with GitLab, Azure DevOps and CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
3+ years of experience with Cloud, Containerization and Automation

Nice To Haves

5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
10 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Information Technology, Engineering, or related field
Experience hosting enterprise COTS/OSS applications on Kubernetes
Experience with Helm charts, operators, and container image lifecycle management
Experience with persistent storage integration and backup / recovery
Experience defining reusable platform standards for multiple teams
Certifications such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Azure Administrator and/or Azure Solutions Architect

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain cloud platform services supporting Kubernetes, containers, ingress, storage integration, secrets management, and service connectivity
Build and sustain reusable deployment patterns for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS), Open Source Software (OSS), and internally customized applications
Develop and maintain automation for platform provisioning, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle support
Manage cluster lifecycle activities including: Cluster upgrades, Node management, Add-on management, Observability integration, Resilience improvements, Capacity planning
Support Azure Kubernetes Service, OpenShift, Tanzu, or similar shared platform services
Partner with infrastructure and application teams to onboard services onto the platform
Troubleshoot and resolve platform hosting, connectivity, and integration issues
Support monitoring, logging, alerting, and platform health management
Improve deployment consistency using: Helm-based configuration, Git-based workflows, Infrastructure as Code
Establish and maintain platform documentation, standards, and support procedures
Evaluate and implement platform capabilities that improve scalability and ease of operations
Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers