Platform Engineer
The Joule
Washington, United States of America
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Washington, United States of America
Tech stack
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
JIRA
Audit Trail
Cloud Computing
Data Centers
DevOps
VMware ESX Servers
Monitoring of Systems
Internet Hosting Service
Machine Learning
vSphere
Software Vulnerability Management
Data Logging
HybridCloud
Gitlab
Containerization
Gitlab-ci
Kubernetes
Machine Learning Operations
Hardware Infrastructure
Terraform
Splunk
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
VMware
Job description
Join our Enterprise Hosting Services team at the forefront of secure, innovative hybrid infrastructure for one of the nation''s most critical institutions. We''re seeking a talented Platform Engineer to help architect, deploy, and manage our AWS and on-premises platforms while supporting emerging AI capabilities, modern containerized workloads, and enterprise virtualization environments.
What You''ll Do:
- Design, implement, and maintain hybrid infrastructure spanning AWS GovCloud and on-premises data centers, ensuring compliance with federal security standards
- Manage Kubernetes fleet operations across AWS EKS, on-premises Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE), and VMware vSphere with Kubernetes (VKS)
- Lead application modernization initiatives, migrating and optimizing workloads across cloud and on-premises environments
- Administer and optimize hyper-visor clusters (VMware vSphere, ESXi) for enterprise workloads
- Manage Splunk infrastructure for centralized logging, monitoring, and security analytics
- Implement comprehensive audit logging, monitoring, and observability solutions across hybrid environments
- Support security engineering initiatives including vulnerability management, compliance automation, and security hardening
- Support emerging AI/ML capabilities and cloud-native solutions
- Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and GitLab CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an agile environment using Jira for project management
- Ensure systems meet NIST 800-53 and FISMA compliance requirements
- Automate operational tasks and improve platform reliability across both cloud and on-premises infrastructure
- Contribute to architectural decisions and hybrid cloud strategy
Requirements
- AWS GovCloud and on-premises data center experience
- Kubernetes fleet management experience (EKS, Mirantis, VKS)
- VMware vSphere administration and cluster management
- Splunk administration and enterprise log management
- Knowledge of NIST 800-53 controls and FISMA compliance frameworks
- Experience with security engineering, audit logging, and monitoring tools
- Application modernization and containerization experience
- Experience with AI/ML infrastructure and services
- GitLab and Jira experience
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer)
- VMware or Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD) Experience in financial services or federal government environments
About the company
System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.