Platform Engineer (AWS)
About The Position
Peraton is seeking a Platform Engineer to support the Space Weather Analysis Forecasting Service (SWAFS) GovCloud solution in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The role supports a mission-critical government program in a collaborative Agile environment, building and operating AWS cloud infrastructure, automation, and services for government and intelligence-community applications. The position combines cloud infrastructure, software development, Kubernetes operations, secure CI/CD, cloud developer environments, cybersecurity, observability, and AI-enabled platform capabilities. It is an on-site individual-contributor role. The engineer owns assigned features from planning through implementation, review, deployment, verification, and operational follow-up. The team values ownership, direct communication, practical judgment, predictable delivery, respectful code review, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. Engineers are expected to investigate problems, make progress independently, meet commitments, raise risks early, and avoid shortcuts that could create security, reliability, or maintenance problems.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Minimum experience/education combination: 8 years with a BA/BS, 6 years with an MS/MA, or 3 years with a PhD.
- Ability to work on-site in Colorado Springs five days per week during standard business hours.
- DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II equivalent certification, such as CompTIA Security+.
- Experience designing, deploying, and operating AWS infrastructure, preferably in AWS GovCloud or another controlled environment.
- Experience designing, deploying, and operating Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, and containerized workloads.
- Experience developing and maintaining Terraform, CloudFormation, or comparable infrastructure-as-code solutions.
- Experience developing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automated software delivery processes.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AWS Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, SNS, Step Functions, CloudWatch, and IAM.
- Experience with Amazon EKS, Helm, Istio, Fluent Bit, and containerized platform services.
- Experience with PostgreSQL and Valkey/Redis.
- Experience with OpenSearch, Grafana, and CloudWatch metrics.
- Experience with backup, disaster recovery, resiliency, and cross-region architectures.
- Experience with air-gapped, disconnected, multi-enclave, or otherwise controlled environments.
Responsibilities
- Build and operate AWS cloud infrastructure, automation, and services used to deliver and support government and intelligence-community applications.
- Own assigned features from planning through implementation, review, deployment, verification, and operational follow-up.
- Design, deploy, and operate AWS infrastructure and Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, and containerized workloads.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions and GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automated software delivery processes.
- Investigate problems, make progress independently, meet delivery commitments, and surface risks early.
- Participate in code reviews, share knowledge and context, and collaborate to solve platform problems.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Health savings account
- Short- and long-term disability
- Employee assistance program
- Parental leave
- 401(k)
- Paid time off for vacation
- Company-paid holidays
- Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
