Cloud Platform Engineer

Cloud Platform Engineer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Hybrid - Cloud Platform Engineer to support an IC customer/contract in Springfield, VA. This position requires a TS/SCI clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI polygraph.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• O&M of existing Red Hat OpenShift environment across multiple security domains in both Cloud and datacenter (vSphere) environments.
• Support OpenShift operators and frameworks including Crossplane, Kyverno, RedHat GitOps
• Deply OpenShift to new sites as they come online.
• Work with internal and external teams to understand integration requirements and scale existing platforms to meet them.
• Work with Security to ensure ongoing compliance and develop secure solutions
• Support data services including RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL, Elastic Stack

Required Skills:

• Prior experience building and maintaining Platform as a Service offerings via Cloud based providers
• Strong understanding of RHEL/CentOS Linux distributions
• Experience deploying and managing RedHat OpenShift in a cloud and/or vSphere environment
• Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services
• Experience in automating tasks using scripted languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Perl
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology
• Familiarity with DevOps development processes and Continuous Integration tools: Gitlab, Jenkins, Nexus

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.
• 10+ years IT experience.
• 5+ years experience with Platform as a Service Offerings (e.g. RedHat OpenShift, Tanzu, etc.)

Desired Certifications:

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• RedHat Certified OpenShift Administrator