Infrastructure / Platform Engineer

The Fountain Group
United States
5 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$83,200.0 - $93,600.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Configuration Management Linux VMware ESX Servers Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Linux System Administration Package Management Systems Public Key Infrastructure VMware Infrastructure VMware VSphere Private Cloud Environment VRealize Git
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Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Deployment Automation Terraform Vmware

Job description

The ideal candidates will possess deep hands-on experience with VMware-based infrastructure, Linux systems administration, cloud management platforms, infrastructure automation, Kubernetes ecosystems, and deployment of software into air-gapped environments.

This role is highly technical and requires engineers who are comfortable operating across infrastructure, automation, platform engineering, deployment validation, security hardening, and operational troubleshooting., On-Prem Platform Delivery Deploy, configure, and maintain VMware vSphere/ESXi environments supporting HPE GreenLake workloads. Support CCP platform packaging, delivery, installation, and lifecycle management for SilverCreek deployments. Assist with infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and release validation activities. Troubleshoot deployment, integration, and operational issues across platform infrastructure and services. Automation & Infrastructure as Code Develop and maintain Terraform-based infrastructure automation. Automate provisioning workflows through Morpheus or equivalent cloud management platforms. Support Git-based CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and platform delivery. Create automated deployment validation frameworks, health checks, smoke tests, and infrastructure testing solutions. Air-Gapped & Regulated Environment Support Design and support software delivery into disconnected or highly restricted environments. Maintain private package repositories, image registries, and artifact distribution processes. Manage certificate lifecycles, PKI integrations, and offline dependency management. Support compliance and security requirements including STIG, FIPS, and similar regulated deployment standards. Platform Operations Support Linux infrastructure and Kubernetes platform services. Troubleshoot networking, storage, and virtualization-related issues. Collaborate with platform engineering teams to optimize deployment reliability and operational efficiency. Participate in issue triage, root cause analysis, and operational readiness reviews.

Requirements

5+ years of infrastructure engineering or platform engineering experience. Experience supporting enterprise private cloud or on-premises platforms. Experience working in regulated or security-sensitive environments. Experience supporting Kubernetes-based platform services. VMware Infrastructure (Highest Priority) VMware vSphere / ESXi administration Terraform (required) Linux Administration Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting Helm package management Cloud Management Platforms Experience with one or more of:HPE Morpheus (preferred), VMware Aria / vRealize, CloudBolt, Comparable private cloud platforms

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