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# Platform Engineer (Annapolis Junction, MD)

- **Company:** Shield Consulting Solutions
- **Location:** Cape Saint Claire, MD, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $220,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Confluence, JIRA, Bash Shell, Cloud Foundry, System Configuration, Linux, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Ansible, Prometheus, Systems Integration, Scripting, System Availability, Grafana, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Git, Fastapi, Containerization, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Atlassian Tools, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a2f6a40a-677c-4e32-8b3a-bedff72f9a59

## About the Role

* Security+ Cert
 * 8 years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment.
 * Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
 + 5 additional years of experience as a software engineer may be substituted for a degree, * Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux suite of tools
 * Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
 * Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker/Podman
 * Demonstrated experience administrating and monitoring Kubernetes clusters
 * Experience troubleshooting and resolving issues related to Kubernetes workloads (ingress, performance, networking, storage, etc.)
 * Experience with IaC principles, concepts, and methodologies using automation tools including Ansible
 * Experience writing, deploying, and maintaining Helm Charts
 * Experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus /Grafana
 * Experience using Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration

Desired Experience:

 * Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
 * Experience working in a DevOps environment that uses Agile principles and methodologies
 * Experience with or willingness to learn development of Python applications (REST services, microservices, etc.)
 * CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator)

## Description

* The Software Integration Engineer shall be responsible for the administration, maintenance, and operational support of the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) component of the CASA Compute Environment (CCE).
 * The CCE provides secure, multi-tenant, high-performance, and highly available Kubernetes clusters operating within a Linux-based infrastructure.
 * Tasking shall ensure platform reliability, scalability, security compliance, and optimal cluster performance in support of mission and application requirements.