Systems Engineer - Platform
About The Position
SAIC is seeking a skilled and motivated Systems Engineer – Platform to join our MAJESTIC Joint Program Office (JPO) Team in support of an on-premises enterprise IT environment. The primary focus of this role is the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of enterprise infrastructure and platform services to ensure the seamless performance, scalability, security, and reliability of mission-critical IT systems. In addition to traditional platform services, we are seeking a systems engineer with specific expertise in Kubernetes and containerization technologies to support modernization efforts. The successful candidate will leverage their knowledge of containerized architectures to improve platform scalability, streamline deployments, and enhance system resiliency. This role requires collaboration within a complex enterprise environment of 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
- Expertise in Kubernetes and containerization technologies
- Knowledge of containerized architectures
- Experience with virtualized systems, cloud platforms, Windows infrastructure, and networking services
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Kubernetes or Docker Swarm
- Experience automating workflows for infrastructure provisioning, deployment pipelines, and container orchestration using tools such as Terraform, Helm, and Ansible.
- Ability to translate complex stakeholder needs into actionable technical requirements and documentation.
- Ability to support end-to-end project activities by providing technical inputs for planning, execution, and risk identification.
- Ability to provide subject-matter expertise to development and integration teams on infrastructure, containerization best practices, and platform engineering.
- Ability to identify technical risks and recommend mitigation approaches.
- Ability to prepare and maintain technical documentation for infrastructure components, containerized services, platform components, and engineering workflows.
- Ability to contribute to continuous improvement efforts by recommending modern tools, processes, and engineering practices.
- Ability to deliver status updates, technical reports, and briefings for senior government stakeholders.
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
