Systems Engineer - Platform
About The Position
SAIC is seeking a skilled and motivated Systems Engineer – Platform to join the MAJESTIC Joint Program Office (JPO) Team. This role supports an on-premises enterprise IT environment, focusing on the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of enterprise infrastructure and platform services. The primary goal is to ensure seamless performance, scalability, security, and reliability of mission-critical IT systems. The position requires specific expertise in Kubernetes and containerization technologies to support modernization efforts, leveraging knowledge of containerized architectures to improve platform scalability, streamline deployments, and enhance system resiliency. This role involves collaboration within a complex enterprise environment encompassing virtualized systems, cloud platforms, Windows infrastructure, and networking services to deliver secure and innovative infrastructure solutions. All work must be performed on-site in Springfield, VA.
Requirements
- Skilled and motivated Systems Engineer – Platform
- Specific expertise in Kubernetes and containerization technologies
- Knowledge of containerized architectures to improve platform scalability, streamline deployments, and enhance system resiliency
- Ability to collaborate within a complex enterprise environment of virtualized systems, cloud platforms, Windows infrastructure, and networking services
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design, implementation, and sustainment strategies for enterprise infrastructure and platform services, with an emphasis on containerized architectures.
- Evaluate and optimize system architectures to ensure scalability, reliability, performance, and security, including the incorporation of containerization and orchestration tools like Kubernetes or Docker Swarm.
- Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters and related container environments to support application modernization and platform services.
- Automate workflows for infrastructure provisioning, deployment pipelines, and container orchestration using tools such as Terraform, Helm, and Ansible.
- Translate complex stakeholder needs into actionable technical requirements and documentation.
- Support end-to-end project activities by providing technical inputs for planning, execution, and risk identification, with a focus on emerging technologies like containerization.
- Provide subject-matter expertise to development and integration teams on infrastructure, containerization best practices, and platform engineering.
- Identify technical risks and recommend mitigation approaches to government leadership, particularly for Kubernetes and related containerized workloads.
- Prepare and maintain technical documentation for infrastructure components, containerized services, platform components, and engineering workflows.
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by recommending modern tools, processes, and engineering practices to enhance container and platform capabilities.
- Deliver status updates, technical reports, and briefings for senior government stakeholders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
