Junior Platform Engineer
LMI Consulting · Colorado Springs, CO, US
About this role
## Overview LMI is seeking a **Junior Platform Engineer** to support **IronSled**, a Platform as a Service designed to host applications in secure federal environments. You’ll be an initial member of a small, cross-functional team responsible for supporting tenants, maintaining platform reliability, and improving the overall user experience. This is **not** a traditional help desk role. You will investigate and resolve technical issues across applications, **Kubernetes** environments, **deployment pipelines**, **identity services**, **cloud infrastructure**, and platform integrations. You’ll own issues from initial review through resolution, coordinate with senior engineers when deeper expertise is needed, and ensure tenants receive clear, consistent communication throughout. You’ll also have opportunities to automate recurring tasks, improve documentation, and contribute directly to the platform as your experience grows. **Security Requirement:** This position requires an **active TS/SCI security clearance**. ## About the Team IronSled sits within LMI’s **Chief Technology Office**. We’re a small, high-visibility team building and operating a secure application-hosting platform for federal agencies. Our culture is **product-focused and collaborative**, moving quickly and prioritizing outcomes over unnecessary process—while maintaining reliability, security, communication, and attention to detail. You’ll work closely with the Product Manager, Engineering Lead, platform engineers, application developers, and tenant teams. ## Responsibilities - Manage **tenant issues and service requests** from intake through resolution - Troubleshoot problems involving **Kubernetes**, application deployments, **CI/CD pipelines**, identity, networking, cloud services, and platform integrations - Communicate clearly with tenants on status, required information, next steps, and resolution - Escalate complex issues to senior engineers while maintaining ownership and coordination - Document solutions, recurring problems, and platform procedures in the IronSled knowledge base - Identify repetitive support work suitable for **automation** or platform enhancements - Assist with tenant onboarding, access requests, environment configuration, and deployment support - Contribute to platform maintenance, testing, monitoring, and engineering work as skills develop ## Qualifications - **Active TS/SCI security clearance** - **1–3 years** of experience in platform engineering, cloud engineering, DevOps, software development, systems administration, or technical support - Foundational understanding of **Linux**, containers, **Kubernetes**, cloud services, networking, and **CI/CD** concepts - Experience troubleshooting technical issues methodically - Familiarity with **Git** and **GitLab/GitHub**, command-line tools, and infrastructure/application logs - Ability to communicate technical information clearly to users with varying experience levels - Strong ownership, organization, and follow-through managing multiple issues - Willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies and seek assistance when appropriate ## Location **US-CO — Colorado Springs** ## Salary Disclaimer The target salary range is listed as **$922,075 – $158,138**. This range represents a typical range for the position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries depend on factors such as location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualif
Listing freshness
CronJobs last confirmed this listing 1h ago. If its source stops confirming the opening for seven days, this page is removed from active inventory.