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# Platform Engineer II

- **Company:** COMSO, Inc
- **Location:** Laurel, MS, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Monitoring of Systems, Linux System Administration, Ansible, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Reliability of Systems
- **Published:** September 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2a0638bd-182e-4ac1-a779-6eaa337dbc06

## About the Role

* Bachelors degree in a technical discipline and Ten (10) years of Engineering experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity within the Federal Government is required. OR No degree and Fourteen (14) years of Engineering experience., * Must have experience working in Linux environments

## Description

* Build, test, and maintain the infrastructure and tools to allow for the speedy development and release of software.
 * Work closely with development, and operations teams to automate processes, enhance system reliability, and improve deployment pipelines.
 * Ideal candidate is detail oriented, experience in Ansible and passionate about automation and continuous improvement, * Ensure platform security, compliance, and adherence to best practices
 * Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and platform-related issues
 * Design, build, and maintain internal platforms that support application development and deployment
 * Monitor system performance, reliability, and availability using observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
 * Automate operational processes to reduce manual intervention and improve efficiency
 * Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve developer experience and deployment workflows


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