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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Platform Engineer - **Company:** Samaritan's Purse - **Location:** Boone, NC, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Bash Shell, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Hyper-V, Linux System Administration, Network Segmentation, Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Prometheus, Web Application Security, Virtualization Technology, Data Logging, Scripting, Grafana, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Puppet, Firewall Services Module, Terraform, Network Server, Docker, Vmware - **Published:** August 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2c2b8a20-230a-4605-8d23-f40c68a0f905 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree or university program certificate in a related field and five (5) to seven (7) years of experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering, or seven (7)+ years of experience in a related IT discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. * Strong experience with Linux systems administration and infrastructure automation, including Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or similar tools, along with Bash, PowerShell, and Python scripting. * Strong knowledge of virtualization, containerization, and infrastructure technologies, including VMware, oVirt, Hyper-V, Docker, Kubernetes, or similar platforms, with an understanding of network segmentation and firewall configuration. * Experience implementing and monitoring infrastructure security and observability solutions, including automated web application security tools and logging, metrics, and monitoring platforms such as ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, and CollectD. * 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, an opportunity to meet and complete the requirement is available upon hire. ## Description We are seeking a Platform Engineer to join our Information Technology team in Boone, NC (or another approved on-site location). Through humanitarian work, the goal and purpose of Samaritan's Purse are to help people in Jesus' name and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In the role of Platform Engineer,you will have the opportunity to: * Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ. * Design, manage, and optimize secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across on-premises and off-premises environments to support reliable ministry systems and applications. * Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment using technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Ansible, while implementing continuous integration workflows for applications and infrastructure. * Monitor and maintain cloud platforms, servers, networks, and security controls, including network firewalls, while troubleshooting infrastructure issues and partnering with Platform, Security, and Systems Administration teams to maintain availability and security. * Partner with management, IT teams, and stakeholders to gather infrastructure requirements, coordinate technical projects, and ensure appropriate software, server, and cloud resources are available to meet organizational needs. * Support infrastructure governance and continuous improvement by maintaining technical standards, best practices, and quality assurance processes while evaluating the cost and operational impact of new systems and infrastructure changes. * Other duties as assigned. ## Related Videos - [Platform Engineering vs. DevOps Why not both?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/885-platform-engineering-vs-devops-why-not-both) - [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) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) - [#90DaysOfDevOps - The DevOps Learning Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/548-90daysofdevops-the-devops-learning-journey) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [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)