Platform Engineer

DPG Solutions LLC • Aurora, CO

6d • $150,000 - $200,000

About The Position

As a Platform Engineer, you will help integrate development and operations through a comprehensive infrastructure platform. You will design, develop, implement, and integrate computer, network, and storage infrastructure, while supporting modernization of the program platform’s overall design through emerging technologies and DevOps/DevSecOps tools and automation. The goal is to streamline processes, improve collaboration, and accelerate release cycles so software teams can deliver secure, high-quality mission capabilities efficiently.

You will work on a team responsible for development and operational environments on a large program producing a critical strategic national asset. The work combines hands-on engineering with documentation and baseline control. You will support the transition of a system tightly coupled to its underlying infrastructure and provide operational support for the platform.

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or Physics, and five years of related work experience.
• Experience designing, implementing, and integrating platform infrastructure services using technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker.
• Experience with programming or scripting languages such as Python, Java, Ruby, Bash, C++, C#, or Go.
• Experience with Red Hat Linux.
• Active and current TS/SCI and CI Polygraph clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Security+ or CISSP certification is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting CI/CD pipeline tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, or GitLab.
• Experience troubleshooting applications and infrastructure services on Linux-based operating systems.
• Experience with automation frameworks such as Terraform, Ansible, and Chef.
• Experience developing, testing, and delivering applications within a DevSecOps framework.
• Background in COTS/FOSS product installation, configuration, and integration.

Responsibilities

• Support transitioning a system that is tightly coupled to the underlying infrastructure.
• Assist with architecture, design, development, integration, and support of build, integration and test, and deployment pipelines.
• Use company and industry best practices and capabilities to improve scalability, consistency, and infrastructure efficiency, reduce deployment time, and automate configuration management.
• Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and other agile development teams to design and implement robust platform solutions.
• Integrate security and compliance into the platform, including services such as encryption and access management.
• Provide operational support for the platform.
• Perform hands-on engineering work as well as documentation and baseline control.

Benefits

• Company-funded 401(k), with 25% of base pay deposited every pay period and vesting from the first day of employment.
• Company-paid health care benefits and premiums, with a company HSA contribution.
• Annual performance bonus.
• 250 hours of PTO, with up to 40 hours available to carry over.
• Biannual company-sponsored events for employees and their families.
• Tuition reimbursement and reimbursement for certificate and Udemy courses.

What This Job Offers

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