Platform Engineer
Darkwolfsolutions · Northern Virginia
About this role
**Dark Wolf** is looking for a **Platform Engineer** to join our team. The Platform Engineer will design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure and services to ensure **high availability, scalability, and security** for cloud-based applications. You’ll work within a larger team focused on defining and building cloud infrastructure to host **DevSecOps development services** and **mission applications** on a **Kubernetes platform**. This role can be supported in a **hybrid capacity in Falls Church, VA**. --- **Key Responsibilities** - Deploy and maintain common **Kubernetes platform services** on cloud-native architecture - Integrate a Kubernetes platform with enterprise services to meet organizational **security requirements** - Implement **secure automation**, effective **monitoring**, and **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)** - Deploy and maintain **CI/CD pipelines** across multiple environments - Support a cross-functional engineering team working with the latest technologies - Develop and iterate best practices to improve deployment **quality** and **velocity** - Implement industry best practices for **system hardening** and **configuration management** --- **Required Qualifications** - **0–4+ years** experience with commercial cloud providers such as **AWS, GCP, or Azure** - Experience designing and deploying **self-managed Kubernetes** on commercial cloud platforms - Experience integrating and providing cloud platform services within a Kubernetes cluster - Experience designing **Infrastructure as Code** solutions using **Terraform** - Experience with **DevSecOps** tools/processes such as **GitLab CI, Artifactory, ArgoCD, FluxCD, Helm, Kustomize** - Knowledge of **Agile, Scrum, DevSecOps** processes, and **DoD cybersecurity requirements** - Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking - **B.A./B.S.** in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related field (or relevant experience in lieu of a degree) - **DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification** (e.g., **CompTIA Security+ CE**) - **US Citizenship** and an active **DoD Secret** security clearance (or higher) --- **Desired Qualifications** - Experience with **Oracle** and **PostgreSQL** - Experience deploying and maintaining **Platform One’s Big Bang** suite of tools - Experience working with the **DHA** - Experience with **DoD FedRAMP authorized** cloud platforms such as **AWS GovCloud** and/or **Cloud One** - Experience standing up and maintaining **AWS services**
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