Platform Engineer (DevOps / Full-Stack Hybrid) [Up to 2 days/week telework]

Up to 2 days/week telework. US citizenship required. Active Top Secret//SCI with Polygraph clearance required.

As a Platform Engineer Principal, you will play a crucial role in leading the deployment of a production system across three network environments. This is a hybrid role for a versatile, jack-of-all-trades engineer who is equally comfortable deploying and operating containerized systems via Kubernetes and diving into application code to modify system components. The ideal candidate thrives on ownership, working across the full stack and the full deployment lifecycle to stand up new production environments.

Responsibilities

• Multi-Network Deployment: Deploy the RAD system to three different network environments via Kubernetes, adapting configurations to the constraints of each network.
• Deployment Process Engineering: Design, establish, and document a repeatable deployment process and pipeline for delivering the system and its updates across all target networks.
• Application Modification: Modify and troubleshoot system components built with Java Spring (back-end) and Vue.js (front-end) as needed to support deployment, configuration, and environment-specific requirements.
• Environment Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve issues spanning infrastructure, middleware, and application layers during environment standup and stabilization.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the existing DevOps team, software developers, and system engineers to align deployment practices with the broader RAD architecture and operational standards.

Required Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience deploying and managing containerized applications with Kubernetes
• Experience developing or modifying applications built with Java / Spring (Spring Boot)
• Experience developing or modifying front-end applications built with Vue.js (or strong experience with a comparable framework such as React or Angular)
• Thorough understanding of Docker and container technology
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployments of distributed web applications (e.g., GitLab CI/CD)
• Linux administration experience
• Experience with Git

Desired Technical Skills

• Experience deploying applications across multiple isolated or classified network environments
• AWS experience, including cloud-native architecture and deployment
• Terraform scripting and VM provisioning
• Ansible scripting and development
• Python scripting and development
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, NiFi, or MongoDB
• Familiarity with domain knowledge surrounding government agency reporting and dissemination policies

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
• Experience: 8+ years of related experience
• US citizenship required
• Security clearance level: TOP SECRET//SCI W/ Polygraph

Benefits

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $153,000 - $207,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40. Travel Required: None. Telecommuting Options: Hybrid. Work Location: USA MD Annapolis Junction.