Principal Platform Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance

This position requires a TS/SCI clearance. Candidates who do not hold this clearance are not eligible for hire.

Solidus is hiring a Principal Platform Engineer 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 that ideally also has experience in emerging DevOps/DevSecOps & Modernized technologies.

This is an onsite role based in Richardson, TX.

Day in the Life:

• Leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to develop and communicate implementation, of infrastructure solutions
• Maintain existing systems through Linux Based Tools and manage the COTS stack on the system to support program needs
• Utilize various scripting and Automation tools to develop and maintain the program's infrastructure
• Ensure that the COTS stack and versioning is consistent across the platform; and will work with the team to make updates as necessary

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• US Citizen with an Active TS/SCI clearance
• Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation
• 8 years of related work experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• Hands on Experience with Linux Operating System
• Scripting skills: Bash, Python, Java, Perl, Ruby, Tcl/Tk
• Experience with markup languages: YML, XML, JSON
• Experience with automation tools: Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Bitbucket
• Proficient with MS Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

• Familiar with container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, Helm, Rancher
• Familiar with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
• Familiar with Information Technology Service Management tools: ServiceNow, Atlassian (Jira, Confluence)
• Familiar with Agile project management, Scrum methodology
• A Background in Systems Operations or Engineering; supporting large complex Information Technology environment
• A Current Poly Is strongly desired for this role in order to get Privilege User access to systems

Benefit selection, customer contractual specifications, relevant work experience, skills, competencies, certifications, and clearance status will influence the final salary.
Full benefits: $135,000 to $169,000 annually
Reduced benefits (no medical, dental, vision): Up to $183,000 annually

What we will bring:
Solidus offers you an exciting opportunity to tackle the nation's greatest challenges applying innovation and expertise to produce cutting-edge results that have a long-lasting impact. We offer outstanding benefits, generous PTO and much more! Apply today to learn why Solidus has a 4.9/5 Star rating on Glassdoor!

Req ID: 5190

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