Platform Engineer

Edgewater Federal Solutions, Inc.•Washington, DC

6h•$166,000 - $174,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Platform Engineer supports secure, innovative hybrid infrastructure for a mission-critical federal environment. This role is responsible for helping architect, deploy, and manage AWS GovCloud and on-premises platforms, supporting emerging AI capabilities, modern containerized workloads, and enterprise virtualization environments. The position works closely with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment to improve platform reliability, automate operations, support application modernization, and contribute to long-term hybrid cloud strategy while ensuring compliance with federal security requirements. All work is performed onsite in Washington, DC.

Requirements

Experience supporting hybrid infrastructure across AWS GovCloud and on-premises data center environments.
Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes platforms, including EKS, Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE), or VMware vSphere with Kubernetes (VKS).
Strong knowledge of VMware vSphere administration, ESXi, and enterprise cluster management.
Experience administering Splunk and supporting enterprise log management, monitoring, or security analytics.
Knowledge of NIST 800-53 controls and FISMA compliance frameworks.
Experience with security engineering, audit logging, observability, vulnerability management, and security hardening practices.
Experience with application modernization, containerization, and workload migration across cloud and on-premises environments.
Hands-on knowledge of infrastructure as code using Terraform and experience supporting GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
Experience working in Agile environments and using Jira for project collaboration and tracking.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting AI/ML infrastructure, services, or related cloud-native technologies is preferred.
AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer are preferred.
VMware or Kubernetes certifications, such as CKA or CKAD, are preferred.
Experience supporting financial services or federal government environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain hybrid infrastructure spanning AWS GovCloud and on-premises data centers while ensuring compliance with federal security standards.
Manage Kubernetes fleet operations across AWS EKS, on-premises Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE), and VMware vSphere with Kubernetes (VKS).
Lead application modernization initiatives, migrating and optimizing workloads across cloud and on-premises environments.
Administer and optimize hypervisor clusters, including VMware vSphere and ESXi, for enterprise workloads.
Manage Splunk infrastructure for centralized logging, monitoring, and security analytics.
Implement comprehensive audit logging, monitoring, and observability solutions across hybrid environments.
Support security engineering initiatives including vulnerability management, compliance automation, and security hardening.
Support emerging AI/ML capabilities and cloud-native solutions.
Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment using Jira for project management.
Ensure systems meet NIST 800-53 and FISMA compliance requirements.
Automate operational tasks and improve platform reliability across both cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
Contribute to architectural decisions and hybrid cloud strategy.
Perform other duties as assigned.