Platform Engineer

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Details

-- Arlington, VA area Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps)

-- Mid-Upper 100s base salary range, before benefits and bonus

-- 4 days onsite in Arlington area (1 day remote)

Senior Platform Engineer – DevOps Focus

Join a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team responsible for the architecture, design, implementation, and support of public and private cloud environments. This role involves building and maintaining systems and applications across diverse platforms, with a strong emphasis on automation, orchestration, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain systems and applications in multi-vendor cloud environments.
• Develop tools and processes for automated deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management.
• Lead engineering efforts on projects, including architectural design and implementation.
• Evaluate and optimize software, systems, and workflows to enhance performance and reliability.
• Architect automation solutions using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, and Puppet.
• Ensure high availability and performance of systems through proactive monitoring and tuning.
• Collaborate across teams to troubleshoot and optimize production systems and services.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing and team development.
• Maintain documentation and ensure compliance with audit and security standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 10 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in cloud platforms, CI/CD, scripting, or infrastructure-as-code.
• Strong background in DevOps, system administration, or software development.
• Expertise in software build and deployment pipelines.
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles in DevOps and CI/CD environments.