Senior Platform Engineer

Dark Wolf Solutions is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join their team in Herndon, VA, with a hybrid work arrangement. The engineer will design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure and services to ensure high availability, scalability, and security of cloud-based applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy and maintain common Kubernetes platform services on cloud-native architecture
• Integrate a Kubernetes platform with common enterprise services to satisfy organisational security requirements
• Implement secure automation, effective monitoring, and Infrastructure as Code
• Deploy and maintain Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines across multiple environments
• Support and work alongside a cross-functional engineering team on the latest technologies
• Develop and iterate best practices to increase the quality and velocity of deployments
• Implement industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience working with commercial cloud service providers such as AWS, GCP, or Azure with at least 2 years of specific experience working in cARMY, Cloud One, or Platform One at IL6
• Experience architecting and maintaining common Kubernetes or Docker platform services on cloud-native architecture, ensuring high availability and scalability for mission-critical applications
• Experience integrating and providing cloud platform services within a Kubernetes cluster
• Experience designing and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform to enforce DISA STIG compliance and baseline configuration management across all environments
• Experience with DevSecOps tools and processes such as GitLab CI, Artifactory, ArgoCD, FluxCD, Helm, Kustomize
• Experience deploying and maintaining Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines across multiple environments
• Demonstrated knowledge in Agile, Scrum, DevSecOps processes, and DoD cybersecurity requirements
• Solid problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking abilities
• B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related discipline (or relevant experience in lieu of a degree)
• DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certifications (e.g. CompTia Security+ CE Certification)
• US Citizenship and an active DoD Secret security clearance or higher

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Oracle and PostgreSQL DBMS
• Experience deploying and maintaining Platform One’s Big Bang suite of tools
• Experience working with the DHA
• Experience with DoD FedRAMP authorised cloud platforms such as AWS GovCloud and/or Cloud One
• Experience standing up and maintaining AWS services including RDS, EMR, ECR, EKS and S3
• Experience deploying Kubernetes using Rancher RKE2
• Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditation process and security requirements
• Experience using DISA enterprise security products including HBSS and ACAS and performing security hardening to satisfy STIG requirements
• Experience installing and configuring a service mesh for cluster ingress/egress, mTLS, and authorisation and authentication of services
• Experience providing Identity Management services within a cloud or Kubernetes environment such Open ID Connect (OIDC) or SAML SSO

The compensation for the senior level role is estimated to be approximately $155,000.00 -$185,000.00 commensurate on experience.