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Cloud Platform Engineer

SilverEdge
Reston, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/6/2025 CLOSED ON 12/16/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Platform Engineer position at SilverEdge?

Overview

SilverEdge is a premier provider of innovative cyber, software, and intelligence solutions, addressing mission-critical challenges for the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and beyond. We are dedicated to delivering impactful results to meet mission goals through cutting-edge technology and expertise. We are seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team. This individual will play a pivotal role in developing innovative and effective solutions for our DoD customers within the IC sector.

 

As a Platform Engineer, you can use your technical skills to affect mission-forward change. On our team, you’ll hone your skills using the latest cloud technologies as you look for ways to improve your client’s environment with current container software to ensure seamless orchestration. Using your DevOps platform experience, you’ll support your team as you inform strategy and design while ensuring standards are met throughout the containerization process.

Required Qualifications

  • 4 years of experience with DevOps and Agile methodologies 
  • 3 years of experience with automation tools, including Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or Puppet 
  • 3 years of experience with automating system configurations and orchestrating network operations and DevOps pipelines, scaling, releases, and day-to-day system operations in Cloud environments 
  • 3 years of experience with managing Git-based version control systems, including GitLab and GitHub 
  • 2 years of experience with architecting and deploying applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform 

Additional Qualifications:

  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code environments, including activities around the automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, or monitoring and testing, such as continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD)
  • Experience with provisioning and managing infrastructure and applications in Cloud environments, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)  
  • Experience with system integration using a variety of protocols, including JSON, REST, and XML  
  • Experience with scripting in Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby  
  • Experience with leveraging JSON, YAML, or XML for configuration  
  • Agile certification
  • DevOps certification
  • Cloud certification 
  • TS/SCI clearance required

About SilverEdge

SilverEdge Government Solutions was founded on the belief that nurturing talent and collaborating closely with our customers enables us to think big and deliver the best for our country. Our mission is to bring top technology talent together to solve the world’s most challenging problems while protecting the United States and our allies. SilverEdge Government Solutions, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and applicants receive lawful consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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