Platform Operations Engineer
About The Position
Leidos is seeking a TS/SCI-cleared 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 customer's mission to centralize and standardize the Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the Defense Intelligence Enterprise. The team values inclusion, innovation, collaboration, and continuous professional growth. The work is primarily on-site in Bethesda, MD, with a flexible schedule and potential for some remote tasks. The Platform Operations Engineer will ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of a full stack, containerized microservices platform, partnering with systems engineers, developers, integrators, and system administrators.
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
- Ensuring 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
- Leveraging monitoring tools to proactively detect and resolve issues
- Leading triage, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and post incident reviews
- Defining and tracking reliability metrics (SLIs & SLOs)
- Participating in release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and cross team coordination within a SAFe Agile framework
Benefits
- Flexible schedule
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
