Platform Engineer - Polygraph Required

BTI360 Website•Chantilly, VA

3d•$96,900 - $247,900•Hybrid

About The Position

Here at BTI360, we’ve built a culture that’s passionate about developing software engineers. Software doesn't build itself. People do. In fact, teams of people do. That's why our primary focus is on developing better craftsmen, better teammates, and better technical leaders. By putting people first, we're not just giving our teammates more opportunities to grow, we're also raising the bar of the software we ship. BTI360 previously has been voted 10 years in a row as a TOP Place to Work by the Washington Business Journal. We’re looking for multiple Platform Engineers to join our growing team, and we have opportunities available for engineers across a wide range of experience levels.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required at time of application
Experience with source control (e.g. Git) and CI/CD pipeline tools such as GitHub Actions (preferred), Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodeBuild
Experience designing and implementing scalable, maintainable, and OOP based software in a containerized cloud environment (AWS preferred) leveraging foundational services for computing, identity management, and networking.
Hands-on experience with designing, building, and managing cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform (preferred), AWS CloudFormation, Pulumi or AWS CDK to enable automated, repeatable, and secure deployments.
Proficient in containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, with experience in configuration management
Experience managing Kubernetes environments with GitOps using ArgoCD
Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar languages with proficiency in command-line tools/concepts
Effective written and verbal communication skills necessary to perform job duties and collaborate with team members
Candidates must maintain a primary residence within a two‑hour drive of Herndon, VA to support onsite collaboration as needed.

Nice To Haves

Past software development experience
Familiarity with monitoring and observability stacks such as Prometheus/Grafana (preferred), CloudWatch, or ELK/EFK
Contributions to open-source libraries or community projects or personal projects
Hands-on experience with developing and maintaining configuration management scripts with tools like Ansible (preferred), Puppet, or Chef to automate software installation, configuration, and system hardening across environments.
Experience in AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
Flux or similar tooling as well as authoring and maintaining Helm Charts
Strong knowledge of AWS VPC networking (including Transit gateways, Route 53 DNS, and VPC endpoint services)

Responsibilities

Work closely with teammates and stakeholders in a Lean Agile environment to building delivery environments and systems for mission-critical production applications
Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives
Leverage modern build tools, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure quality and delivery speed
Design and develop software (write code) to maintain scalable, secure, and automated cloud-native infrastructure platforms that support microservice-based applications and data platforms
Develop platform capabilities that enable development teams to build, deploy, and monitor applications efficiently
Collaborate with software developers, security engineers, and operations teams to ensure reliability, observability, and compliance with federal security standards
Implement Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines to support consistent and repeatable deployments