Sr. Platform Engineer - Platform Operations

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Newport News, VA

7d•$117,000 - $146,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Platform Engineer designs and develops solutions to complex application, system administration, and network problems, and performs systems management and integration. The role provides senior-level engineering support for enterprise platform operations across cloud environments, container orchestration systems, automation frameworks, and middleware services. It ensures platform stability, security, performance, and compliance while analyzing operational requirements, recommending technical improvements, and implementing enhancements aligned with enterprise architectural standards. The position performs regular patching and maintenance, supports server and container deployment pipelines, manages platform access processes, and responds to operational incidents and service requests. It helps keep enterprise platforms reliable, scalable, and aligned with organizational objectives. The engineer applies platform engineering principles, cloud and container operations, and modern DevOps practices, with general knowledge of systems architecture, cybersecurity, networking, and automation engineering. The role supports Kubernetes-based platforms, cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, Windows and Linux servers, and enterprise middleware; maintains distributed-system integrity and performance; plans and executes upgrades; improves observability; and optimizes runtime environments. The role provides technical solutions to complex operational challenges and advanced troubleshooting across hybrid cloud systems, platform services, infrastructure, automation pipelines, and distributed workloads. It operates under minimal supervision, with approaches determined independently and completed work reviewed for alignment with performance, security, and reliability objectives. The engineer contributes directly to enterprise platform reliability and availability and interacts frequently with cross-functional engineering teams, cybersecurity groups, cloud service owners, and external vendors on complex technical issues and platform initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 9 years of relevant exempt experience; or master's degree and 7 years of relevant professional experience; or Ph.D. and 4 years of experience.
For information technology-related positions only, one of the following may be used as an equivalent to a bachelor's degree: NNS Apprentice School graduate; Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate; associate's degree or other formal two-year program plus 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience; military experience at paygrade E-5 or above; high school/GED plus 4 years of combined manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, military, or other relevant exempt experience; high school/GED plus 8 years of combined manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, military, or other relevant non-exempt experience; or a relevant professional certification.
Complete understanding and wide application of platform engineering principles, cloud and container operations, and modern DevOps practices.
General knowledge of related disciplines such as systems architecture, cybersecurity, networking, and automation engineering.
Ability to provision and support Kubernetes-based platforms, cloud service environments, CI/CD pipelines, Windows/Linux servers, and enterprise middleware components.
Experience maintaining distributed-system integrity and performance, planning and executing upgrades, improving observability, and optimizing runtime environments.
Advanced troubleshooting abilities across hybrid cloud systems, platform services, and container orchestration environments.
Ability to work independently under minimal supervision and resolve complex operational issues.

Responsibilities

Design and develop solutions to complex application, system administration, and network problems.
Perform systems management and integration functions.
Provide senior-level engineering support for enterprise platform operations across cloud environments, container orchestration systems, automation frameworks, and middleware services.
Ensure platform stability, security, performance, and compliance.
Analyze operational requirements, recommend technical improvements, and implement enhancements aligned with enterprise architectural standards.
Perform regular patching and maintenance.
Support server and container deployment pipelines and manage platform access processes.
Respond to operational incidents and service requests.
Provision and support Kubernetes-based platforms, cloud service environments, CI/CD pipelines, Windows and Linux servers, and enterprise middleware components.
Maintain the integrity and performance of distributed systems; plan and execute upgrades; improve observability; and optimize runtime environments.
Troubleshoot complex operational challenges across hybrid cloud systems, platform services, infrastructure, automation pipelines, and distributed workloads.
Interact with cross-functional engineering teams, cybersecurity groups, cloud service owners, and external vendors to address complex technical issues and support platform initiatives.