Platform Engineer (OpenShift/Kubernetes) - Herndon
Core
Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters across on-premises and hybrid cloud environments for mission-critical workloads in secure or disconnected environments.
Role type
Senior Platform Engineer (OpenShift/Kubernetes)
Builds
Multi-site Red Hat OpenShift clusters and NetApp-backed storage services
Domain
Defense/Intelligence, Cloud Infrastructure, Container Orchestration
Required skills
Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD (Argo CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI), Linux systems administration, incident response, capacity management, infrastructure automation
Preferred skills
Enterprise storage integration (NetApp ONTAP, Astra Trident, NFS, iSCSI, CSI), security hardening in classified environments, Python/Bash/Go scripting, hybrid/multi-cloud architectures, SRE practices, geospatial technology, military/intelligence work experience
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, Bash, Python, NodeJS, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Argo CD, GitOps, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Linux, NFS, iSCSI
Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters; Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines; Implement infrastructure as code; Monitor platform performance, availability, and security; Develop and maintain platform tools, automation, and self-service capabilities; Support platform reliability, lifecycle management, automation, security, and recovery for mission-critical workloads in secure or disconnected environments.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC