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# Linux Platform Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph Required)

- **Company:** J&T Business Consulting
- **Location:** Columbia, MD, United States
- **Salary:** $161,000.0 - $193,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computing Platforms, Command-Line Interface, Configuration Management, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Linux, Programming Tools, Monitoring of Systems, Linux System Administration, Ansible, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Datadog, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana
- **Published:** September 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us62ca6bff154c914191d08af41691d014/eaa

## About the Role

Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
Certification: Active DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level I certification (e.g., A+ CE, CCNA-Security, Network+ CE, SSCP).
Experience & Education:
Bachelor's degree plus at least ten (10) years of relevant technical experience, OR
Fourteen (14) years of Platform Engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
Operating Systems: Strong, hands-on Linux systems administration and command-line experience.
Automation Tooling: Solid, practical experience with Ansible for configuration management and automation.

## Description

The Platform Engineer builds, tests, and maintains the foundational infrastructure and tooling required for rapid, reliable software development and release. Working closely with development and operations teams, this role drives infrastructure automation, optimizes deployment pipelines, and enhances overall platform resilience. The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in Linux and Ansible, alongside a dedication to continuous integration, system observability, and process automation., Platform Design & Maintenance: Architect, deploy, and maintain internal developer platforms and environments that support efficient application development and continuous deployment.
Automation & CI/CD: Automate operational workflows and configuration tasks using Ansible to reduce manual overhead, enhance reliability, and accelerate delivery pipelines.
Observability & Performance: Monitor infrastructure health, system availability, and performance metrics using modern observability tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution: Investigate, isolate, and resolve complex infrastructure, environment, and platform-level defects.
Security & Compliance: Enforce platform security controls, regulatory compliance standards, and industry best practices across environments.
Developer Experience: Partner with software engineering teams to streamline deployment workflows, resolve environment bottlenecks, and enhance developer tooling.


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