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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # DevOps Platform Engineer - **Company:** Caci Inc - **Location:** Fairfax, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $69,100.0 - $141,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Active Directory, Apache ActiveMQ, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Configuration Management, Signals Intelligence, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Software Architecture, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Prometheus, Software Systems, Vagrant, Virtual Machines, Ceph (Software), Scripting, Grafana, Reliability of Systems, Gitlab, Git, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Bare Metal, Puppet, Terraform, Devsecops, Elk Stack, Jenkins, Artifactory - **Published:** July 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9022067/devops-platform-engineer ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Math, or equivalent experience * Active TOP SECRET security clearance with SCI eligibility * Willing to work onsite * 3+ years of related work experience in a platform, DevOps, software, or similar engineering role * 2+ years of hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, including HELM, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef * Proven experience deploying and managing Kubernetes on bare-metal servers in multi-node clusters * Demonstrated experience with Linux operating systems- preferably Red Hat Linux * Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following or similar: Git, Ansible, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Packer, Python, Vagrant * Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams * Experience hardening operating systems and containers to meet DoD cybersecurity standards * Proven ability to diagnose and resolve issues, maintain, configure, and troubleshoot hardware and software components Desired: * Familiarity with advanced Kubernetes ecosystem tools such as Rook, Ceph, MetalLB, Artifactory, and ActiveMQ * Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and PowerShell * Thorough understanding and application of DevOps principles and methodologies * Experience implementing IaC in hybrid Linux and Windows environments * Certifications in relevant technologies (e.g., CKA, CKAD, AWS, Azure, or GCP certifications) * Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions) * Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) * Experience with Active Directory/FreeIPA integration and management ## Description As a Platform Engineer, you will be part of an Agile development team where you will support the architecture, development, configuration, and evaluation of signals intelligence, radar, and communications prototype development systems, related software systems, and development environments for our Navy customer. 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