Platform Engineer / Linux - Senior 101866

Platform Engineer/Linux 
Location: Aurora, CO. 
Required Clearance. Top Secret/SCI with CI Poly  

Since 1999, ITEC has been a powerhouse in supporting mission-critical programs for the DoD and Intelligence community, building a solid reputation along the way. At ITEC, we don’t just care for our employees—we champion them with competitive salaries, an outstanding employee care program, and a benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, and a 401k.

U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation. 

Job Description:

Senior 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. 

As a Senior Platform Engineer / Linux you 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. 

Job Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Assist with integration of the selected platform provisioning tool such as VMWare.
• Ensure that the COTS stack and versioning is consistent across the platform; and will work with the team to make updates as necessary.
• Travel to customer sites to assist in system updates and deliveries when necessary. 

Required Skills:

• Requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Physics and 5+ 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). 

Desired Skills:

• 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 Chef, Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher etc.
• Experience with System Hardening Experience with AWS technologies Experience with Cisco IOS/Fiber Switch Familiarity Experience with Cisco Server Hardware / and Firewall implementation.
• Current Security Plus certification or obtain within 90 days of onboarding.

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