Platform Engineer - Clearance Required

We’re looking for multiple Platform Engineers to join our growing team, and we have opportunities available for engineers across a wide range of experience levels.

What you will do in this role:

• Work closely with teammates and stakeholders in a Lean Agile environment to build mission-critical production applications focused on data discovery and analysis 
• Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives 
• Leverage modern build tools, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure quality and delivery speed
• Design and develop software (write code) to maintain scalable, secure, and automated cloud-native infrastructure platforms that support microservice-based applications and data platforms 
• Develop platform capabilities that enable development teams to build, deploy, and monitor applications efficiently 
• Collaborate with software developers, security engineers, and operations teams to ensure reliability, observability, and compliance with federal security standards
• Implement Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines to support consistent and repeatable deployments 

You may thrive in this role if you have the following skills:

• Active Security Clearance (Secret or higher) or the ability to obtain one
• Experience with source control (e.g. Git) and CI/CD pipeline tools such as AWS CodeBuild (preferred), Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
• Experience designing and implementing scalable, maintainable, and OOP based software in a containerized cloud environment (AWS preferred) leveraging foundational services for computing, identity management, and networking. 
• Hands-on experience with designing, building, and managing cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform (preferred), AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK to enable automated, repeatable, and secure deployments.
• Proficient in containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, with experience in configuration management—preferably using AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar languages with proficiency in command-line tools/concepts 
• Effective written and verbal communication skills necessary to perform job duties and collaborate with team members 
• Candidates must maintain a primary residence within a two‑hour drive of Herndon, VA to support onsite collaboration as needed.

You may excel in this role if you have the following skills:

• Past software development experience 
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability stacks such as Prometheus/Grafana (preferred), CloudWatch, or ELK/EFK
• Contributions to open-source libraries or community projects or personal projects
• Hands-on experience with developing and maintaining configuration management scripts with tools like Ansible (preferred), Puppet, or Chef to automate software installation, configuration, and system hardening across environments.
• Experience managing Kubernetes environments with GitOps using ArgoCD (preferred), Flux or similar tooling as well as authoring and maintaining Helm Charts