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# Infrastructure / Platform Engineer

- **Company:** The Fountain Group
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $83,200.0 - $93,600.0
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** 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, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Terraform, Vmware
- **Published:** September 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thefountaingroup.com/job/17911/infrastructure_platform_engineer#apply-now-header

## About the Role

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

## 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.


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