Job Requirements
Richardson, TX
Top Secret/SCI CI Polygraph
Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
$190,000 - $207,000
Job Description
Principal Platform IaC Engineer
š Richardson, TX (Onsite with occasional travel)
š° Salary: $190K ā $207K
Overview
As a Principal Platform Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Engineer, you will lead the strategy, architecture, and implementation of modern IaC solutions supporting a hybrid-cloud enterprise environment. This environment underpins development and testing for a large-scale, mission-critical national program.
You will operate as both a technical leader and hands-on engineer, driving platform modernization, automation, and scalability across infrastructure systems.
Key Responsibilities
Lead design, architecture, and implementation of enterprise IaC solutions
Drive modernization initiatives across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments
Architect and oversee CI/CD pipelines optimized for scalability and performance
Lead containerization and orchestration efforts (Kubernetes/Docker)
Guide automation strategy using Ansible, Terraform, and related tools
Oversee integration of platforms including LDAP, RHEL, Consul, Tenable
Establish best practices, governance, and baseline controls
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across teams
Support complex troubleshooting and system optimization efforts
Required Qualifications
BS/BA in STEM field (Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Physics)
8+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or platform engineering
Strong experience with:
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
Linux administration (RHEL)
Cloud, containerization, and microservices
CI/CD pipeline architecture
Experience leading large-scale platform or infrastructure initiatives
Agile experience (Scrum, SAFe)
Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly (required day 1)
U.S. Citizenship required
Preferred Qualifications
Kubernetes platform architecture and deployments
MBSE experience
Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory)
Programming (Python, Go, Java, Bash, etc.)
Experience with enterprise-scale systems and hybrid cloud
š Richardson, TX (Onsite with occasional travel)
š° Salary: $190K ā $207K
Overview
As a Principal Platform Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Engineer, you will lead the strategy, architecture, and implementation of modern IaC solutions supporting a hybrid-cloud enterprise environment. This environment underpins development and testing for a large-scale, mission-critical national program.
You will operate as both a technical leader and hands-on engineer, driving platform modernization, automation, and scalability across infrastructure systems.
Key Responsibilities
Lead design, architecture, and implementation of enterprise IaC solutions
Drive modernization initiatives across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments
Architect and oversee CI/CD pipelines optimized for scalability and performance
Lead containerization and orchestration efforts (Kubernetes/Docker)
Guide automation strategy using Ansible, Terraform, and related tools
Oversee integration of platforms including LDAP, RHEL, Consul, Tenable
Establish best practices, governance, and baseline controls
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across teams
Support complex troubleshooting and system optimization efforts
Required Qualifications
BS/BA in STEM field (Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Physics)
8+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or platform engineering
Strong experience with:
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
Linux administration (RHEL)
Cloud, containerization, and microservices
CI/CD pipeline architecture
Experience leading large-scale platform or infrastructure initiatives
Agile experience (Scrum, SAFe)
Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly (required day 1)
U.S. Citizenship required
Preferred Qualifications
Kubernetes platform architecture and deployments
MBSE experience
Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory)
Programming (Python, Go, Java, Bash, etc.)
Experience with enterprise-scale systems and hybrid cloud
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