Senior Platform Engineer

Markon

14d

About The Position

Markon is seeking a Platform Engineer to support a technical development program for an Intelligence Customer. The Platform Engineer will design, develop, and implement reliable, robust, and resilient platform solutions that enable software development teams to deliver mission-critical capabilities. This role requires significant hands-on systems engineering experience and close collaboration with a large, multidisciplinary team including developers, software engineers, cybersecurity engineers, database administrators, and system architects. This role requires demonstrated experience with automation, containers, Kubernetes, or serverless technologies is strongly preferred.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
Bachelor’s degree with 6–10 years of relevant experience
Demonstrated experience working with cloud service providers, AWS required
Proven experience performing Platform Engineering functions in enterprise environments
Demonstratable working experience with containers (Docker/Podman) and/or container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes)
Strong hands-on systems engineering experience
Experience performing routine cloud infrastructure maintenance, including patching, configuration, and upgrades
Experience working with security engineers to remediate findings from system security scans
Experience collaborating with cross-functional technical teams
Excellent oral and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Demonstratable working experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Packer
Demonstratable working experience with serverless platforms (e.g., AWS Lambda)
Experience supporting security accreditation and authorization processes
Experience working in Agile, SAFe, or Scrum development environments

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement platform services that support enterprise software development and mission operations
Deliver innovative platform products, services, or integrated solutions that address specific customer mission requirements
Support the development, deployment, and sustainment of enterprise software solutions within the customer’s cloud environments
Provide execution guidance and hands-on engineering support to mission teams throughout the development and deployment lifecycle
Administer and maintain cloud infrastructure resources, including system configuration, patching, upgrades, and performance optimization
Support platform reliability, scalability, and resiliency through the application of engineering best practices
Collaborate with cybersecurity engineers to identify, remediate, and mitigate findings resulting from system security scans and assessments
Support platform operations by troubleshooting system issues and assisting with root cause analysis
Coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional project teams including Software Development, Systems Engineering, Security Compliance, and Quality Assurance
Contribute to platform documentation, configuration management, and operational best practices