Platform Engineer

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to lead the development of cloud-agnostic platforms and support the accreditation of the platforms and software products to achieve an Authority to Operate (ATO). The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, proven leadership skills, and extensive experience in DevSecOps, cloud technologies, and compliance frameworks. This role requires a Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of combined experience in relevant engineering disciplines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and manage cloud-agnostic platforms that meet enterprise and government requirements.
• Lead efforts to obtain and maintain ATO accreditation for software and platforms, ensuring compliance with federal security standards (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST, STIGs).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement secure, scalable, and efficient platform solutions.
• Supervise, lead, and mentor engineering teams.
• Stay updated on emerging cloud technologies and compliance regulations to ensure platforms remain innovative and compliant.
• Oversee and support repeatable, reliable, and secure platform software tooling, frameworks, infrastructure, and integrations.
• Oversee site reliability of the platform and its services, including monitoring and alerting solutions, to ensure highly available platforms.
• Oversee and support CI/CD pipelines for automating infrastructure, software tooling, and deployment lifecycles.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of combined experience working as a Network, Cloud, Security, DevOps, DevSecOps, SRE, Platform, or Infrastructure Engineer or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in developing and managing cloud-agnostic platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Extensive experience in deploying, integrating, and sustaining platforms, infrastructure, and tooling.
• Proven expertise in obtaining and maintaining government ATO accreditation for software or platforms.
• Strong understanding of federal compliance frameworks and guides such as FedRAMP, NIST, STIG, CMMC, and FISMA.
• Experience with modern cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes, Docker/Podman, Terraform, Helm, Packer, Ansible, or other related technologies.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools like GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub actions, or similar solutions.
• Experience with Identify Provider solutions and integrating them with tools, including LDAP, OIDC, SSO, SAML, or related solutions.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Proficient working in Linux and Windows Operating Systems.
• Familiar with establishing workflows like GitOps and Infrastructure as Code.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in relevant engineering discipline.
• Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g., Google, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
• Certification in cloud-native solutions (e.g., Certified Kubernetes Administrator).
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and tools.

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