Platform Systems Engineer

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.•Springfield, MO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

HII Mission Technologies is searching for a Platform Systems Engineer to join our team in Springfield, VA. You will build, maintain, and optimize container platforms that supports modern, scalable, and resilient applications across the organization. In this role, you translate operational and application requirements into robust container platform architectures, ensuring reliability, security, and efficient automation throughout the ecosystem. This position bridges the gap between core infrastructure and application delivery, requiring a deep understanding of Linux systems, cloud-native networking, and DevSecOps principles to maintain high-performance, resilient, and secure hybrid-cloud platforms.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on experience responsible for the end-to-end engineering, implementation, and optimization of enterprise-grade container orchestration environments.
Over 5 years of hands-on experience with platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Managed Cloud K8s (NKP/EKS/AKS/GKE).
Demonstrated mastery in cluster lifecycle management.
Demonstrated mastery in automated deployment via IaC (Terraform/Helm/Ansible).
Demonstrated mastery in the engineering of robust observability and security frameworks.
Must meet DoD8140 requirements or be willing to obtain a qualifying credential within 6 months.
TS/SCI clearance required with ability to obtain CI Poly.

Nice To Haves

Cloud-native formal training or vendor certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Associate, Google Professional Cloud Architect).
Kubernetes formal training or vendor certifications (e.g., Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Certified Kubernetes Developer).

Responsibilities

Design and implement Kubernetes clusters.
Manage core components of container platforms.
Develop automation for deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management of container platforms.
Create and maintain CI/CD integrations.
Engineer containerized solutions.
Optimize cluster performance and resource utilization.
Support solution design efforts, including architecture documentation, configuration prototypes, and infrastructure-as-code patterns.
Conduct testing of platform components and solutions.
Troubleshoot platform issues.
Ensure Kubernetes environments operate securely, consistently, and in alignment with organizational standards.