Principal Platform Engineering

The position entails leading a team of software developers and DevOps engineers to meet customer needs. The team will be responsible for designing and automating deployment and maintenance processes for a robust platform that is used as a collaborative environment for developers and supports cyber activities.

This role demands a deep understanding of deployment automation, maintenance strategies, and the ability to create scalable and efficient systems. The ideal candidate is highly independent, capable of driving projects from inception to completion with minimal supervision, and has a keen eye for detail. They should be passionate about innovation, continuously seeking to improve processes and contribute meaningfully to the platform's evolution.

Additionally, the role offers opportunities to make impactful contributions to a widely used system, directly influencing its functionality and reliability. The successful candidate will work in a dynamic environment, collaborating with teams to ensure the platform meets the highest standards of performance and security.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and architecture of platform systems and workflows
• Develop robust and high-quality software, putting the user's requirements first and always driving towards a working product on-time
• Integrate and build testing into product family
• Facilitate delivery and deployment of operational capabilities

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Degree requirement can be met with four years of hands on experience in a software engineer or similar full time position
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to develop software based capabilities - this is typically achieved after a minimum of 5 years of full time industry experience and a bachelors degree
• Experience providing daily guidance and oversight to other engineers
• Experience contributing to or leading the design of new capabilities
• Experience writing IaC and scripts to support infrastructure provisioning and maintenance (Terraform, Crossplane)
• Experience writing Automated Tests (e.g., unit tests, acceptance tests, system/integration tests)
• Proficient in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Podman)
• Proficient with container orchestration using Kubernetes, and with Kubernetes automation
• Experience with Network and Software System Design, ideally in a DOD environment
• Experience with cyber security principals, ideally with the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Comfortable and proficient in Linux-based development environments
• Experience troubleshooting system issues at many level of the stack (e.g. software, networking, configuration, etc)
• Experience with Cloud Infrastructure and distributed systems (e.g., AWS, Azure)
• Ability to collaborate as a team but execute independently
• Comfortable in a high-trust, adaptable, team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Current US TS/SCI security clearance
• More than 5 years of industry experience in a software engineer or similar role
• Experience communicating with customers and end-users
• Familiarity with the Agile software development practices
• Experience with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)