Today
Top Secret
Unspecified
CI Polygraph
IT - Hardware
Aurora, CO (On-Site/Office)
Principal Platform Engineer needed for contract to hire role in Aurora, CO
*Must have an active TS TS/SCI with CI poly
Job Summary:
Seeking a Principal Platform Engineer / Linux with well-rounded Linux Infrastructure Engineering expertise to join an agile product team.
The Ideal candidate will have experience in both traditional infrastructure design; provisioning of platform, storage, and networking resources for existing on-premise infrastructure hardware that ideally also has experience in emerging DevOps/DevSecOps & Modernized technologies.
The Principal Platform Engineer would be engaged in the design and implementation of the system updates and upgrades with Focus on the Linux Server / Linux OS expertise and will interface both with the Program's Sr. Management and the Customer for Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs) as required.
The Principal Platform Engineer / Linux would be involved with development, implementation of traditional compute/network/storage systems and related deployments, as well as support improving the program platform's over-arching design through new emerging technologies. This includes existing operating systems and existing server hardware designs, as well as supporting the design and development of new modernized system architectures.
Day-to-Day:
Must Haves:
Leg Up on the Competition:
Employment Pre-requisites
The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation, and d rug urinalysis.
SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer,EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.
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Estimated Min Rate: $63.00
Estimated Max Rate: $90.00
*Must have an active TS TS/SCI with CI poly
Job Summary:
Seeking a Principal Platform Engineer / Linux with well-rounded Linux Infrastructure Engineering expertise to join an agile product team.
The Ideal candidate will have experience in both traditional infrastructure design; provisioning of platform, storage, and networking resources for existing on-premise infrastructure hardware that ideally also has experience in emerging DevOps/DevSecOps & Modernized technologies.
The Principal Platform Engineer would be engaged in the design and implementation of the system updates and upgrades with Focus on the Linux Server / Linux OS expertise and will interface both with the Program's Sr. Management and the Customer for Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs) as required.
The Principal Platform Engineer / Linux would be involved with development, implementation of traditional compute/network/storage systems and related deployments, as well as support improving the program platform's over-arching design through new emerging technologies. This includes existing operating systems and existing server hardware designs, as well as supporting the design and development of new modernized system architectures.
Day-to-Day:
- You will leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to develop and communicate implementation, of infrastructure solutions.
- You will maintain existing systems through Linux Based Tools and manage the COTS stack on the system to support program needs.
- You will assist to train up other Jr engineers to support the Program / team as needed to support program Operations.
- You will assist with integration of the selected platform provisioning tool such as VMWare.
- You will be the focal point for the equipment room (lab) to ensure that all compute network and storage resources are properly allocated and maintained for the program's use.
- You will ensure that the COTS stack and versioning is consistent across the platform; and will work with the team to make updates as necessary.
- You will travel to customer sites to assist in system updates and deliveries when necessary.
Must Haves:
- Typically requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Physics and 8+ years of related work experience
- Experience with Agile Development Methodologies (E.g. scrum, SAFe)
- Experience with VMware
- Experience with programming languages (E.g. Python, Java, Ruby, Bash, C++, C#, Go)
- Current TS/SCI / CI Poly issued security clearance is required day 1.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Leg Up on the Competition:
- Experience with Linux LDAP for creating Linux based accounts and managing roles and permissions
- Experience with Linux Bash scripting for task automation and management of existing scripts
- Experience with modernization technologies such as Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher etc.
- Good understanding of Agile Development processes
- Notional experience with Windows & Windows Server OS
- General / Notional Experience in Networks; SAN/NAS designs and implementation
- Cisco IOS / Fiber Switch Familiarity
- Cisco Server Hardware / ILO Remote Management
- Sun Microsystems Server Management
Employment Pre-requisites
The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation, and d rug urinalysis.
SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer,EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.
#DZFED
#INDSOC
Estimated Min Rate: $63.00
Estimated Max Rate: $90.00
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