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$101,000 - $145,000
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Radford, VA (On-Site/Office)
Position Overview
This position is for a Platform Engineer supporting the Army Edge Computing Capability (AECC)project that ALTESS is fielding for the US Army. The AECC solution is a containerized, Kubernetes-based, multitenant hosting environment for hosting Army enterprise and tactical applications. AECC is utilizing Kubernetes and potentially Red Hat OpenShift to implement a cloud-native, software-defined infrastructure across multiple global sites. ALTESS provides value-added common and managed services built on top of the Kubernetes foundation, which hosted Army applications will require. ALTESS is a managed service provider (MSP) and hosting services provider for Army applications. ALTESS is a Product Lead office under Capability Program Executive (CPE) Enterprise Software and Services (CPE ES2).
Quick Facts
Mandatory Certifications
Key Responsibilities
Required Technical Skills
Preferred Skills & Experience
What We Can Offer You
Salary Range: $101,000-$145,000
This position is for a Platform Engineer supporting the Army Edge Computing Capability (AECC)project that ALTESS is fielding for the US Army. The AECC solution is a containerized, Kubernetes-based, multitenant hosting environment for hosting Army enterprise and tactical applications. AECC is utilizing Kubernetes and potentially Red Hat OpenShift to implement a cloud-native, software-defined infrastructure across multiple global sites. ALTESS provides value-added common and managed services built on top of the Kubernetes foundation, which hosted Army applications will require. ALTESS is a managed service provider (MSP) and hosting services provider for Army applications. ALTESS is a Product Lead office under Capability Program Executive (CPE) Enterprise Software and Services (CPE ES2).
Quick Facts
- Location: Radford, VA (Hybrid telework/onsite as needed)
- Security Clearance: Active DoD Secret
- Citizenship: US Citizenship Required
- Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in an IT-related field
- Experience: Mid-to-senior level experience building and administering enterprise Kubernetes clusters
- Work Schedule: Full-time
Mandatory Certifications
- Baseline: Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II
- Computing Environment: Must obtain a certification (CKA, Red Hat OpenShift Specialist, or CKS) within 6 months of hire
Key Responsibilities
- Architecture Support: Collaborate with Government engineers to maintain the AECC Kubernetes platform.
- IaC Deployment: Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code pipelines for platform deployment and sustainment.
- Platform Administration: Perform daily patching and upgrades of all Kubernetes components, including the control plane and worker nodes.
- Namespace Provisioning: Utilize IaC to provision customer namespaces and containerized workloads for hosted applications.
Required Technical Skills
- Cluster Administration: Proficiency in building and configuring enterprise Kubernetes clusters.
- Kubernetes Networking: Understanding of CNI plugins (Calico, Cilium), ingress controllers, and DNS management.
- Image Management: Experience with container registries like Harbor or Red Hat Quay.
- Automation: Strong skills in Ansible, Terraform, and Python.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- DoD Policy: Knowledge of DoD STIGs and the IAVM process.
- DevSecOps: Familiarity with integrating CI/CD pipelines for containerized workloads.
What We Can Offer You
- Excellence: The chance to be part of a company that has a reputation for excellence in task execution.
- Time Off: Full-time associates receive 3 weeks of paid vacation each year plus 11 federal holidays.
- Health Benefits: Comprehensive Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Secondary Insurance, Dental, and Vision.
- Financial Security: 401K program with Fidelity (including company match) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- Insurance: Short-term and Long-term Disability at no cost, plus Voluntary Life and AD&D options.
Salary Range: $101,000-$145,000
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