Cloud Platform Engineer (PaaS)

D2 Technical Services•Springfield, VA

13h•$175,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We're looking for a skilled Hybrid Cloud Platform Engineer to join a collaborative Agile team building and maintaining a large-scale Platform as a Service (PaaS) capability for an Intelligence Community customer. This is mission-critical work — you'll be helping teams across multiple security domains deploy applications and data services on a modern, cloud-native platform. If you enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges, working across teams, and making a tangible difference in national security, this role is a great fit.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
5–8 years of developer or platform engineering experience
Active TS/SCI clearance
DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (one of the following): Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA
U.S. Citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance are required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience deploying and managing Red Hat OpenShift in cloud or vSphere environments
Familiarity with AWS
Scripting skills in Python or Shell, and comfort with Git
Experience with Linux (RHEL/RHCOS, CentOS)
CI/CD experience using GitLab CI or Jenkins
Knowledge of container technologies — Docker, Kubernetes, and the broader CNCF ecosystem

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain Red Hat OpenShift environments across multiple security domains — both in the cloud and on-premises (vSphere)
Support key OpenShift frameworks including Crossplane, Kyverno, and Red Hat GitOps
Deploy OpenShift to new sites as the platform expands
Collaborate with internal and external teams to understand integration needs and scale the platform accordingly
Partner with Security teams to ensure compliance and build secure-by-design solutions
Manage data services including RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL, and the Elastic Stack
Write clear, thorough documentation to support teammates and future maintainers