DevOps Platform Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop, configure, manage, and maintain Kubernetes (Red Hat OpenShift) platforms hosted on AWS.

• Execute cluster upgrades, patching, monitoring, capacity management, reporting, compliance management, and troubleshooting of the platform.

• Collaborate with DevOps, development, and cloud operations teams to address compute, networking, storage, availability, and performance needs.

• Partner with application development teams to deploy and manage containerized applications on OpenShift.

• Offer guidance on deployment configurations, resource requirements, and CI/CD integration.

• Resolve deployment and runtime issues while ensuring platform security and adherence to operational standards.

• Utilize observability data, including reports, metrics, logs, and capacity trends, to pinpoint reliability risks and optimization opportunities.

• Provide technical direction, prioritize and implement platform enhancements, refine monitoring and alerting processes, and validate measurable improvements.

• Design, configure, implement, and enhance GitOps workflows, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD integrations.

• Lead the design of GitOps pipelines, implementation plans, operational documentation, and continuous improvement of containerization services.

• Develop and deploy Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, and DevOps solutions for Leidos and customer projects.

• Engage in Agile processes, plan work into sprints, and participate in daily scrum meetings.

• Create IaC and automation capabilities for customer environments.

• Design and implement container-based deployment solutions for enterprise applications.

• Develop automation and tools to enhance reliability and operational efficiency.

• Improve and troubleshoot container orchestration environments, focusing primarily on OpenShift.

• Diagnose and resolve complex platform and deployment challenges with minimal supervision.

• Mentor junior engineers and evaluate technical implementations.

• Lead technical initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Ability to secure a Public Trust Clearance or higher.

• Proficient in Red Hat OpenShift, including setup, configuration, and administration.

• Skilled in Python or a comparable programming language.

• Experience in building and managing CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Tekton.

• Familiarity with Agile teams and usage of Jira.

• Proficient in container technologies like Docker.

• Experience in designing and implementing infrastructure-as-code solutions utilizing Terraform and/or Ansible.

• Familiarity with container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.

• Knowledge of cloud-first AWS/Azure native architectures and cloud PaaS & SaaS services.

• Commitment to adopting and adhering to industry best practices in DevOps.

• Ability to collaborate and work effectively within a team environment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Capability to plan and prioritize tasks effectively.

• Ability to deliver high-quality work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills with team members.

• Must obtain a baseline 8140 certification (IAT Level II: CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+, CND, or SSCP) within 3 months of hire.

• Kubernetes certifications such as CKA or CKAD are preferred.

• Relevant certifications such as Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration or RHCE are preferred.

• DoD secret clearance and 8140 Level II Security+ certification are preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Participation in team on-call responsibilities.

• Opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional developers, engineers, DevOps, and cloud operations professionals.

• Mentoring and learning opportunities.

• Agile work environment.

• Opportunity to work on both internal and customer-facing projects.