Platform Engineer (2954)

Real Soft•Columbia, MD

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The ideal candidate is a strong systems integrator with an eye for opportunity to enhance, optimize, or increase robustness of an existing code base. The candidate should have experience with infrastructure as code and be able to leverage modern tools to define, build and manage virtual infrastructure in the cloud. Design and implement core architecture and capabilities for software from prototype to operational applications. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

A current U.S. Government Secret Security clearance is required; U.S. citizenship required.
9+ years of experience in Platform Engineering or Software Development (Python or Java) with Bachelors in related field; OR 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; OR High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
Must have experience developing infrastructure in AWS.
Have a solid understanding of Linux systems, hosts, networks, security, applications and proficiency in shell scripting (Shell/Bash).
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Must be able to obtain Security+ certification within 60 days of hire.
Must be able to work in a hybrid environment, spending an average of 1-2 days per week at our Columbia, MD office.
Flexibility is essential to adapt to schedule changes as needed.

Nice To Haves

A TS/SCI level security clearance preferred.
Prior experience or familiarity with DISA's Big Data Platform or other Big Data systems (e.g. Cloudera's Distribution of Hadoop, Hortonworks Data Platform, MapR, etc..) is a plus.
Experience with Kubernetes (or vendor flavor of Kubernetes)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Gitlab-CI, Travis-CI, etc.)
Understanding of agile software development methodologies and use of standard software development tool suites. (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Github, Gitlab, etc.)
Experience with puppet, ansible, maven, virtualization (ovirt, proxmox, vmware, etc)
DoD 8140 / 8570 IAT Level II compliance certifications may be required in this position as directed by the customer.