Senior Platform Engineer (OpenShift / Kubernetes)

CACI International • Sterling, VA

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About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the design, build, automation, and lifecycle management of our Kubernetes-based platform (Red Hat OpenShift) supporting advanced collection systems deployed to secure customer environments. This role owns the container platform as a product—designing resilient architectures, automating infrastructure and application delivery, and driving modernization across physical and virtualized deployments.

Requirements

• Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Systems Administration
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE or higher)
• Strong expertise with Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift (build, deploy, operate)
• Deep Linux administration experience (RHEL preferred) including security hardening and automation
• Experience with Puppet or other configuration management tools
• Experience designing and maintaining Infrastructure-as-Code
• Experience containerizing applications and managing container registries
• Strong troubleshooting skills across OS, networking, and container layers
• Experience operating in secure or air-gapped environments

Nice To Haves

• Experience operating OpenShift in disconnected or classified environments
• CI/CD pipeline design and automation experience
• Experience with RPM packaging (spec files, Koji, Tito)
• Familiarity with Cisco IOS / NXOS
• Experience working in Agile environments

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and manage Red Hat OpenShift clusters in secure environments
• Own cluster lifecycle management (installation, upgrades, scaling, patching, backup/recovery)
• Design for high availability, performance, and security compliance
• Implement and manage cluster networking, storage, ingress, and operators
• Design and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) for platform and application layers
• Automate provisioning using tools such as Puppet, Ansible, or similar
• Implement CI/CD workflows for cluster and application deployments
• Lead migration efforts (e.g., RHEL7 to RHEL9)
• Maintain representative lab systems mirroring production deployments
• Provide expert-level troubleshooting across Linux, Kubernetes, networking, and container stacks
• Mentor junior engineers and establish platform standards and best practices

Benefits

• Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
• We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities.
• Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families.
• At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level