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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Platform Operations Engineer, DevOps | TS Cleared - **Company:** Trace3, Inc. - **Location:** Littleton, CO, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $75,000.0 - $90,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Configuration Management, Linux, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Routing, OpenShift, Ansible, Load Balancing, System Availability, Delivery Pipeline, Software Troubleshooting, Kubernetes, Puppet, Rundeck - **Published:** July 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ae6f1d75378da901 ## About the Role * Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to maintain clearance eligibility throughout employment; SCI preferred. * Hands-on experience supporting OpenShift platform operations, Linux and/or Windows administration, and operational automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, and Rundeck. * Strong troubleshooting capability across distributed systems and infrastructure layers including compute, network, storage, and platform services. * Experience supporting security compliance, system hardening, audit readiness, and mission-critical operational environments. * Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to operate across operations, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and program teams in high-pressure environments. * 2+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, platform operations, system administration, or operational support within enterprise or classified environments. * Experience developing and maintaining Rundeck workflows for operational automation and incident response. * Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure technologies including networking such as routing, switching, DNS, and load balancing. * Strong understanding of storage systems such as SAN/NAS, replication, backup, and recovery. * Experience serving as a technical anchor during deployment events or major operational incidents, including providing informal guidance and mentorship to supporting engineers. * Certifications such as Security+, RHCSA/RHCE, CISSP, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA). * Experience supporting enterprise-scale modernization initiatives such as 1LMX or similar transformation programs. ## Description We are flexible and resilient in a fast-changing environment. We continuously innovate and drive constructive change while keeping a focus on the "big picture." We exercise sound business judgment in making high-quality decisions in a timely and cost-effective manner. We are highly creative and can dig deep within ourselves to find positive solutions to different problems. Juice - The "Stuff" it takes to be a Needle Mover We get things done and drive results. We lead without a title, empowering others through a can-do attitude. We look forward to the goal, mentally mapping out every checkpoint on the pathway to success, and visualizing what the final destination looks and feels like. Teamwork - Humble, Hungry and Smart We are humble individuals who understand how our job impacts the company's mission. We treat others with respect, admit mistakes, give credit where it's due and demonstrate transparency. We "bring the weather" by exhibiting positive leadership and solution-focused thinking. We hug people in their trials, struggles, and failures - not just their success. We appreciate the individuality of the people around us. **This position is on site in either Littleton, CO, Denver, CO, or King of Prussia, PA - This role can be a direct hire/full time position, or a W2 hourly role depending on preference, The Platform Operations Engineer, DevOps is a technical role supporting Space Programs within a Rapid Deployment Team. This position is responsible for supporting the deployment, integration, operation, and sustainment of mission-critical systems across classified environments. This role operates at the intersection of OpenShift platform operations, Rundeck-based operational automation, and conventional system administration with security compliance responsibilities. The position emphasizes hands-on execution across deployments, system stabilization, incident recovery, and infrastructure integration. This individual contributor role serves as a primary technical escalation point during operational events, coordinating resolution efforts across multiple domains and mission stakeholders in a high-tempo environment requiring strong troubleshooting across compute, network, storage, and platform layers., * Oversee deployment, configuration, lifecycle management, and sustainment of OpenShift environments within classified networks. * Ensure platform reliability, availability, and integration with mission applications and infrastructure services. * Design, maintain, and execute Rundeck runbooks to enable deployment workflows, system administration tasks, and incident response procedures. * Ensure operational automation is consistent, repeatable, and auditable. * Provide hands-on operational expertise for Linux and Windows environments, including configuration management, patching, troubleshooting, and lifecycle upkeep. * Act as an escalation point for outages, deployment failures, and platform instability. * Conduct root-cause analysis across infrastructure layers and restore mission capability under time-sensitive conditions. * Maintain adherence to security controls, compliance frameworks, configuration standards, and accreditation requirements across classified environments. * Resolve complex issues spanning networking, storage, operating systems, and platform services across enterprise infrastructure. * Coordinate resolution activities across infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, system administration, and program stakeholders during deployments, incidents, and recovery efforts. * Remove blockers, align execution paths, and provide hands-on guidance and informal mentorship to engineers during active operations to improve team effectiveness in real time. ## Related Videos - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [Automate everything via NodeJS and Puppeteer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/322-automate-everything-via-nodejs-and-puppeteer) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [#90DaysOfDevOps - The DevOps Learning Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/548-90daysofdevops-the-devops-learning-journey) - [From Zero to Hero: Launch & Manage Your Cloud Apps with Free OpenShift & Red Hat Developer Hub](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1023-from-zero-to-hero-launch-manage-your-cloud-apps-with-free-openshift-red-hat-developer-hub) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Learning Kubernetes made easy with KubeCampus](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/348-learning-kubernetes-made-easy-with-kubecampus) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers)