Cloud Platform Engineer

Cloud Platform Engineer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Hybrid – Cloud Platform Engineer to support an IC customer/contract in Springfield, VA. This position requires a TS/SCI clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI polygraph.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

O&M of existing Red Hat OpenShift environment across multiple security domains in both Cloud and datacenter (vSphere) environments.

Support OpenShift operators and frameworks including Crossplane, Kyverno, RedHat GitOps

Deply OpenShift to new sites as they come online.

Work with internal and external teams to understand integration requirements and scale existing platforms to meet them.

Work with Security to ensure ongoing compliance and develop secure solutions

Support data services including RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL, Elastic Stack

Required Skills:

Prior experience building and maintaining Platform as a Service offerings via Cloud based providers

Strong understanding of RHEL/CentOS Linux distributions

Experience deploying and managing RedHat OpenShift in a cloud and/or vSphere environment

Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services

Experience in automating tasks using scripted languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Perl

Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology

Familiarity with DevOps development processes and Continuous Integration tools: Gitlab, Jenkins, Nexus Education/Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.

10+ years IT experience.

5+ years experience with Platform as a Service Offerings (e.g. RedHat OpenShift, Tanzu, etc.) Desired Certifications:

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

RedHat Certified OpenShift Administrator