Senior Platform Operations Engineer

Elevate Government Solutions•Washington, DC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Elevate Government Solutions is seeking a highly motivated and intellectually curious Senior Platform Operations Engineer to join their team working with a Federal client. This is a remote role open to US citizens residing in the United States with an ACTIVE SECRET security clearance or above. The Senior Platform Operations Engineer will oversee the efficient, reliable, and secure operation of critical application infrastructure for a federal financial agency. In this operationally focused role, you will be responsible for maintaining production environments, troubleshooting incidents, performing monitoring and diagnostics, supporting deployments, and continually improving system uptime and reliability. The ideal candidate brings Python experience, deep operational expertise with Linux environments, and hands-on experience managing infrastructure with tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Docker. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, Git-based workflows, and monitoring/alerting systems are essential. Familiarity with managing AWS services—particularly EKS, S3, and EMR (Elastic Map Reduce)—is highly valued. In addition, familiarity with Spark, JupyterHub, and Hue is preferred. Effective communication and a collaborative mindset are critical to success in this client-facing environment.

Requirements

ACTIVE SECRET security clearance
Proactive, creative problem-solving mindset with a demonstrated ability to anticipate, diagnose, and resolve complex operational challenges
Experience with Python, specifically in operational and support environments
Professional experience with Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and CI/CD pipeline operations
Strong proficiency with Git and version control workflows
Comfortable working extensively on the Linux command line and performing operational tasks
Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly
Experience monitoring, maintaining, and supporting production infrastructure in a collaborative environment
Strong incident response and communication skills
Ability to work East Coast hours
Ability to work hybrid in Vienna, VA, or remotely

Nice To Haves

Experience operating AWS or other cloud platforms
Familiarity with Spark, JupyterHub, and Hue in an operational context
Hands-on experience with EMR (Elastic Map Reduce)
Experience with Databricks
Experience supporting federal, regulated, or client-facing environments

Responsibilities

Maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot production environments to ensure optimal uptime and performance
Operate and manage infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and Docker
Oversee and support CI/CD pipelines and automate operational workflows using Git and related tooling
Ensure ongoing reliability and operational excellence for critical systems running on AWS services, including EKS, S3, and EMR (Elastic Map Reduce)
Support operational use of Spark, JupyterHub, and Hue
Diagnose and resolve operational issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive problem resolution
Implement, refine, and monitor infrastructure and application alerting and diagnostics
Optimize data flows and storage integrations
Collaborate with engineering, product, and client stakeholders to communicate issues, coordinate maintenance, and support deployments
Contribute to continual improvement of platform operational processes, documentation, and best practices