Platform Engineer

San Antonio, TX, United States

Clearance Level: TS/SCI

US Citizenship: Required

Job Classification: Full Time

Location: JBSA, Lackland

Years of Experience: 7-10 years

Education Level: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent industry experience

Brief Description of the Work:

Global InfoTek, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Platform Engineer to join our elite team. As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the core platform infrastructure and services that support our enterprise-level systems. You will develop and connect software components to realize the overall system. Your expertise will contribute to the reliability, scalability, and security of our platforms, ensuring seamless operations and efficient utilization of resources. This role requires a deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, infrastructure automation, and a wide range of platform technologies. As a key member of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture's (JCWA), Unified Platform Data Intelligence (UPDI) Team you will be part of an integrated team consisting of DevSecOps Engineers, Release Engineers, and Platform Architects/Engineers.

You will provide the management, process, oversight, and ongoing support of multiple platforms and network environments that include both the hardware and software and some applications support functions. Partnering with the enterprise stakeholders, you will provide support to IT and development teams to chart a service delivery roadmap, manage deliverables, etc.

You will bring a demonstrated track record of success leading platform IT services in a large enterprise setting as well as critical skills in developing partnerships, modeling behaviors, and improving team capabilities and leading in a fluid and rapidly changing environment.

Required Skills:

Active TS/SCI clearance with extensive experience in DevSecOps environments

Experience in IL2/IL4 environments with Common Access Card (CAC)

Extensive experience designing and implementing cloud-native architectures, including microservices, containerization, and serverless computing

Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code principles and tools, such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible

Strong understanding of cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, including services like EC2, S3, VPC, and IAM

Expertise in container orchestration platforms, such as Kubernetes, and containerization technologies like Docker

Thorough knowledge of networking and security principles in cloud environments, including VPCs, security groups, and identity management

Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or Datadog

Experience with scalable agile frameworks, such as Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS)

As part of the Infrastructure Support Element, you will provide support to software and data support elements, including integration services. Respond to priority issues impacting service levels

Collaborate with key stakeholders, the Data and Software support elements, and infrastructure support element, to solicit requirements, design, build and automate the provisioning of platform services to support the software development lifecycle.

Communicate with UPDI stakeholders and/or leadership on infrastructure support element progress, and present recommendations and solutions to resolve or mitigate technical challenges

Collaboratively with DevSecOps team members, provide planning, architecture, design, and implementation support for implementation of both the DoD's DevSecOps Reference Design Requirements and DoDI's 5000.87 Operation of the Software Acquisition Pathway.

Strong scripting and automation skills, using languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell

Leverage technological innovations and industry best practices such as ITIL to provide solutions that contribute to increased IT operational efficiency.

Deep understanding of DevOps and CI/CD practices, with hands-on experience in tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI

Ability to troubleshoot complex platform issues and optimize system performance and reliability

Desired Skills:

Cloud Native Architectures and Zero Trust

Government Clouds

GitOps

Python

In-depth knowledge of DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Reference Design, v1.0 , and DoDI 5000.87, Operation of the Software Acquisition Pathway policies.

Certifications:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification

DoD 8570.01-M, IASAE Level III certification (e.g., CISSP), within 6 months of award

Kubernetes-related certifications (e.g., Certified Kubernetes Administrator - CKA, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer - CKAD) preferred, within 6 months of award

ITIL v3 or higher (or within 6 months of hire)

Cloud platform certifications, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert

DevOps-related certifications, such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or DevOps Institute certifications (e.g., DevOps Foundation, DevSecOps Engineer)

Professional Experience:

Minimum of 7-10 years of experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role in large-scale enterprise environments

Proven track record of architecting and implementing complex and scalable platform infrastructures

Expertise in designing highly available and fault-tolerant systems with a focus on performance and security

Strong project management skills, including the ability to lead and drive platform initiatives

Experience working in agile environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

Continuous learning mindset, keeping up with the latest advancements and best practices in platform engineering and cloud technologies

Global InfoTek , Inc . is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

About Global InfoTek, Inc. Reston, VA-based Global InfoTek Inc. is a woman-owned small business with an award-winning track record of designing, developing, and deploying best-of-breed technologies that address the nation's pressing cyber and advanced technology needs. For more than two decades, GITI has merged pioneering technologies, operational effectiveness, and best business practices to rapidly provide low-cost, agile solutions to DoD, DHS, and IC customers. In addition to its Reston office, GITI has operations in San Antonio, TX, Colorado Springs, CO, and Rome, NY.