Platform Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton • Washington, DC

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About The Position

The Senior Platform Engineer will build and operate the hybrid infrastructure for a Digital Twin and Modeling & Simulation platform supporting military test ranges. The environment spans AWS GovCloud and VMware-based on-premises and disconnected environments. The engineer will design, automate, and maintain networking, storage, and Kubernetes foundations so simulation, visualization, and data-processing workloads can run consistently across cloud and range locations. Working with DevOps engineers, backend developers, and solution architects, the role helps keep the platform secure, repeatable, and ready for accreditation in regulated DoD environments. The work includes solving hybrid-cloud challenges involving workload portability, network connectivity, hardening, and lifecycle management, while developing skills across enterprise virtualization and cloud-native technologies.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or systems engineering.
• At least 2 years of experience administering VMware environments, including vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter.
• At least 2 years of experience deploying and operating workloads in AWS, including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, and EKS or ECS.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters in cloud or on-premises environments.
• Experience with Linux systems administration and networking fundamentals, including subnets, routing, DNS, firewalls, and security groups.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AWS GovCloud or other regulated cloud environments.
• Experience with VMware NSX, vSAN, or VMware Tanzu.
• Experience with Rancher, RKE2, or hardened Kubernetes distributions.
• Experience building hybrid connectivity between on-premises environments and AWS, including Direct Connect, VPN, or Transit Gateway.
• Experience operating in disconnected, air-gapped, or bandwidth-constrained environments.
• Experience applying STIGs and supporting DoD ATO or RMF processes.
• Experience supporting GPU-backed or compute-intensive simulation workloads.
• Secret clearance.
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP-DCV), AWS Solutions Architect – Associate, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate hybrid infrastructure spanning AWS GovCloud and VMware-based on-premises and disconnected environments.
• Design, automate, and maintain networking, storage, and Kubernetes foundations for simulation, visualization, and data-processing workloads.
• Support consistent workload operation across cloud and test-range environments.
• Collaborate with DevOps engineers, backend developers, and solution architects to keep the platform secure, repeatable, and ready for accreditation.
• Address workload portability, network connectivity, platform hardening, and lifecycle management challenges.

Benefits

• Health, life, and disability benefits.
• Financial and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior