Platform Operations Engineer - TS/SCI

Sunayu•Bethesda, MD

7d•$107,900 - $195,050•Hybrid

About The Position

Sunayu, LLC is seeking a Platform Operations Engineer to join a high-impact team focused on the design, development, and deployment of a modern technology stack for the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP). This role supports the mission to centralize and standardize the Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the Defense Intelligence Enterprise. The position is part of a mission-focused, solutions-oriented team that values inclusion, innovation, collaboration, and continuous professional growth. While most work is on-site in Bethesda, MD, a flexible schedule is offered, with some tasks potentially completed remotely. The Platform Operations Engineer will collaborate with a team to ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of a full-stack, containerized microservices platform. This involves partnering with systems engineers, developers, integrators, and system administrators on system reliability, performance, monitoring, incident response, and defining SLIs/SLOs within a SAFe Agile framework.

Requirements

BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience; 6+ years with a Master’s; additional experience may substitute for a degree.
Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph.
At least one DoD 8570.01 M IAT Level II+ certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA Security, SSCP, CISSP (or Associate)).
Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification.
Experience with Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, Linux, and containerized environments.
Experience supporting enterprise-scale production systems.
Experience with cloud services (preferably AWS) and cloud infrastructure.
Familiarity with Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Logstash, Kibana, and Keycloak.
Demonstrated success in cross-functional coordination and execution.
Strong communication skills and the ability to perform under pressure during incidents.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Agile methodologies.
Experience with creating customized dashboards to track SLIs and other key performance indicators.
Development experience (Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, etc.).
Experience with Appian or other low-code platforms.
Experience with technologies such as Kafka, AMQP/JMS, Prometheus/Grafana, GPU-based Kubernetes, SALT automation, Nexus, or GraphQL.
Knowledge of security best practices (authN/Z, secrets management, data protection).
Infrastructure-as-code experience (CloudFormation, Terraform, Pulumi).
AWS cloud certifications.

Responsibilities

Ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of a full stack, containerized microservices platform.
Partner with a multidisciplinary team of systems engineers, developers, integrators, and system administrators.
Ensure uptime, performance, and capacity planning for a large-scale big data production platform with a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and technologies such as Java, Python, React, and low-code tools like Appian.
Leverage monitoring tools to proactively detect and resolve issues.
Lead triage, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.
Define and track reliability metrics (SLIs & SLOs).
Participate in release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and cross-team coordination within a SAFe Agile environment.