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Senior Platform Engineer

MKS2 Technologies
Sterling, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/4/2025 CLOSED ON 1/4/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Platform Engineer position at MKS2 Technologies?

MKS2 Technologies, LLC, an award-winning high growth small business, creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Instructional Design and Training, Software Engineering and IT Support Services to improve the security and well-being of our clients. Our commitment to excellence and our "Mission First" orientation has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies. We have employees nationwide and for the past three consecutive years were named one of the fastest growing Veteran-owned companies in the nation. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with MKS2.


Senior Platform Engineer

Location: Sterling, Virginia

Work Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Travel: Up to 10% to other customer sites

Security Clearance: TS/SCI w/ CI Poly required

Salary: $140,000 - $150,000 annually (negotiable)

Job Responsibilities
  • Maintain systems using Linux-based tools and manage COTS/FOSS software to support program needs
  • Ensure computer, network, and storage resources are mission-ready
  • Deploy new system baselines (OS, software, network, and storage configurations)
  • Support Echelon 1 (E1) activities for troubleshooting across software, servers, networking, storage, and cloud environments
  • Apply O&M patches and baseline updates
  • Contribute to enterprise-level integration efforts
  • Document defects in customer and program databases
  • Participate in technical interchange meetings with operators, partners, and customers
  • Provide occasional off-hours support via call-in rotation
  • Travel to customer sites or factory for updates, deliveries, and troubleshooting
Required Qualifications
  • BS/BA in STEM (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT, or Physics)
  • Minimum 5 years of related experience
  • Proficiency with VMware: vCenter and ESXi
  • Linux system administration (RHEL/OL preferred)
  • LDAP administration (user/group management)
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bash scripting
  • Hardware maintenance (troubleshooting, FRU replacement)
  • Out-of-band management (iDRAC, terminal server concentrators)
  • Dell and Cisco hardware experience
  • NTP (Network Time Protocol)
  • Smart PDU (Power Distribution Units)
  • NFS and DNS administration
  • LAN and firewall networking (Cisco preferred)
  • General experience with Nagios
  • Microsoft Windows OS familiarity
  • SAN and NAS administration

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: MKS2 Technologies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Salary : $140,000 - $150,000

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