Description
We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to support our Engineering team in Crystal City, VA. This role will lead the design, implementation, and management of our secure, on-premises cloud infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
- Infrastructure & Orchestration: Architect, deploy, and manage on-premises cloud infrastructure using RKE2 and maintain storage solutions like Longhorn and Object storage.
- Platform Enablement: Host and maintain robust data science environments, including software such as POSIT Workbench/Connect and Hive Metastore.
- AI/ML Infrastructure: Manage and scale robust GPU clusters, Ray Clusters for fine-tuning machine learning models, and VLLM Routers for efficient model inference.
- CI/CD & Automation: Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Git, Helm charts, and ArgoCD for reliable software delivery.
- Security & Compliance: Ensure continuous FIPS compliance across the environment. Actively manage and mitigate critical and high-level vulnerabilities.
- Identity & Access: Implement and maintain robust authentication and authorization mechanisms using Keycloak and Open Policy Agent (OPA).
- System Administration: Pull and manage container images from secure registries such as Harbor, Docker Hub, or Containeryard.
Requirements:
- 15+ years of related experience
- Current TS/SCI Clearance with current or willingness to obtain CI polygraph
- Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, administering, and troubleshooting production Kubernetes environments;
- Strong Linux systems administration skills;
- Experience implementing authentication and authorization solutions;
- Hands-on experience with Git-based development and deployment workflows;
- Experience with Argo CD or similar tools;
- Experience managing Kubernetes storage solutions;
- Experience hosting and administering data science or analytics platforms;
- Experience configuring and operating systems in accordance with FIPS or comparable security and compliance requirements;
Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
- 401K with company match
- Competitive pay and paid time off
- Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace