Cloud/Platform Engineer #1768466

Network Designs Inc.•Washington, DC

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Cloud/Platform Engineer to support enterprise cloud and platform initiatives for the VA under T4NG2. This role focuses on building and operating secure, scalable platform services in AWS GovCloud to support cloud-native application delivery within the VA Benefits Integration Platform (BIP) / Platform One ecosystem. This position is essential to enabling the VA's transition to modern, cloud-based architectures and improving system reliability, performance, and scalability.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship is required
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related
Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience
Experience designing and operating AWS cloud environments (GovCloud preferred)
Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS or OpenShift) and container platforms
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform strongly preferred)
Experience with GitOps workflows (ArgoCD) and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions)
Experience building or supporting platform services for multiple development teams
Knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, storage, and compute services
Experience with observability and monitoring tools (Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus, CloudWatch)
Familiarity with secrets management solutions (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)
Understanding of high-availability, scalability, and distributed systems design

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting VA Platform One / BIP or similar federal DevSecOps platforms
Experience implementing GitOps and declarative infrastructure patterns
Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) in federal environments
Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
Familiarity with container hardening standards (DoD STIGs, CIS benchmarks)
Experience with federal cloud environments (GovCloud, Azure Government)
Knowledge of Platform One or enterprise platform services
Experience with hybrid cloud and multi-cloud strategies
Certifications, such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect, CKA)

Responsibilities

Design and implement secure, scalable cloud architectures in AWS GovCloud (preferred) and hybrid environments
Build and maintain Kubernetes-based platform services (EKS/OpenShift) to support multi-team workloads
Develop and manage shared platform services (networking, ingress, service mesh, CI/CD integration points)
Establish golden paths and reusable platform patterns to accelerate developer onboarding and delivery
Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform (preferred) and other IaC tools
Implement immutable infrastructure and environment standardization practices
Integrate infrastructure workflows with GitHub Actions and GitOps (ArgoCD)
Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
Develop and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests for standardized deployments
Support multi-environment (dev/test/prod) Kubernetes strategies and cluster lifecycle management
Implement and maintain enterprise observability solutions (Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus, CloudWatch)
Define and monitor SLIs/SLOs to ensure system reliability and performance
Support high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery strategies
Ensure platform services align with VA security policies, Zero Trust principles, and ATO requirements
Integrate identity, access, and secrets management (e.g., IAM, Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)
Support continuous compliance and audit readiness in FedRAMP/FISMA High environments
Support migration of legacy applications to containerized, cloud-native architectures
Collaborate with DevSecOps, security, and development teams to enable secure application delivery
Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous platform improvement