Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps)- Clearance Required

BTI360•Herndon, VA

33d

About The Position

Work closely with teammates and stakeholders in a Lean Agile environment to build mission-critical production applications focused on data discovery and analysis Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives Leverage modern build tools, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure quality and delivery speed Design and develop software (write code) to maintain scalable, secure, and automated cloud-native infrastructure platforms that support microservice-based applications and data platforms Develop platform capabilities that enable development teams to build, deploy, and monitor applications efficiently Collaborate with software developers, security engineers, and operations teams to ensure reliability, observability, and compliance with federal security standards Implement Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines to support consistent and repeatable deployments

Requirements

Active Secret clearance or above with ability to upgrade to TS/SCI with Polygraph
Experience with source control (e.g. Git) and CI/CD pipeline tools such as AWS CodeBuild (preferred), Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
Experience designing and implementing scalable, maintainable, and OOP based software in a containerized cloud environment (AWS preferred) leveraging foundational services for computing, identity management, and networking.
Hands-on experience with designing, building, and managing cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform (preferred), AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK to enable automated, repeatable, and secure deployments.
Proficient in containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, with experience in configuration management-preferably using AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar languages with proficiency in command-line tools/concepts
Effective written and verbal communication skills necessary to perform job duties and collaborate with team members

Nice To Haves

Past software development experience
Familiarity with monitoring and observability stacks such as Prometheus/Grafana (preferred), CloudWatch, or ELK/EFK
Contributions to open-source libraries or community projects or personal projects
Hands-on experience with developing and maintaining configuration management scripts with tools like Ansible (preferred), Puppet, or Chef to automate software installation, configuration, and system hardening across environments.
Experience managing Kubernetes environments with GitOps using ArgoCD (preferred), Flux or similar tooling as well as authoring and maintaining Helm Charts

Responsibilities

Build mission-critical production applications focused on data discovery and analysis
Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives
Leverage modern build tools, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure quality and delivery speed
Design and develop software to maintain scalable, secure, and automated cloud-native infrastructure platforms
Develop platform capabilities that enable development teams to build, deploy, and monitor applications efficiently
Collaborate with software developers, security engineers, and operations teams to ensure reliability, observability, and compliance with federal security standards
Implement Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines to support consistent and repeatable deployments

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