Platform Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Colorado Springs, CO

2d•Remote

About The Position

Join a mission focused team supporting the modernization, automation, and secure delivery of enterprise software capabilities for the Department of Defense. As a Platform Engineer, you will help design, develop, and enhance a modern application platform leveraging Kubernetes, container services, and DevSecOps pipelines. You will collaborate with software developers, system administrators, and security professionals to streamline delivery, improve automation, and mature platform services supporting continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). You will apply hands-on experience with modern developer tooling, container orchestration, infrastructure automation, and RMF-aligned best practices to strengthen platform reliability and developer experience across the organization. This role also provides opportunities to lead small teams, mentor junior engineers, and help define platform standards, processes, and technical direction.

Requirements

5+ years of experience with DoD RMF and STIGs
5+ years of experience with automation, including Git workflows, package and dependency management, and scripting
Experience researching tools and contributing to platform development, including processes, standards, and procedures
Experience collaborating with software developers to enhance platform capabilities and improve delivery efficiency and providing technical guidance on architecting, researching, and implementing tools aligned to DoD security and compliance best practices
Experience optimizing CI/CD workflows, including build and package automation, pipeline tooling integration, and secure delivery processes
Experience with developer and platform tooling, such as Git, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Jenkins, Harbor, Nexus, and Jira
Experience with containerized applications, including deployment automation using YAML, and with Unix shell scripting or command-line tooling
Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes, GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, and system administration in air-gapped or isolated environments, or 5+ years of experience with Kubernetes, GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, and system administration in air-gapped or isolated environments in lieu of a degree
DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification, such as Security+ CE

Nice To Haves

Experience contributing to Agile-based team ceremonies and workflows
Ability to enhance developer workflows and overall developer experience
Ability to manage multiple priorities and resolve technical challenges efficiently
Possession of strong problem solving, deconfliction, and issue resolution skills
Possession of strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and enhance a modern application platform leveraging Kubernetes, container services, and DevSecOps pipelines.
Collaborate with software developers, system administrators, and security professionals to streamline delivery, improve automation, and mature platform services supporting continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
Apply hands-on experience with modern developer tooling, container orchestration, infrastructure automation, and RMF-aligned best practices to strengthen platform reliability and developer experience across the organization.
Lead small teams, mentor junior engineers, and help define platform standards, processes, and technical direction.