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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Everforth Apex
- **Location:** Englewood, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Bash Shell, CentOS, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Virtual Machines, Scripting, GitHub Copilot, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Virtual Agents, Terraform
- **Published:** June 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/11beebbf-1262-4e17-aae9-191f813a24aa

## About the Role

A strong candidate will demonstrate a collaborative, proactive, and adaptable mindset. The ability to learn and grow is prioritized over a perfect technical match., * Strong foundational understanding of Kubernetes, containers, virtual machines, and general cloud/platform concepts.

 * Ability to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized environments and understand end-to-end platform service operations.
 * 3+ years of experience in Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting.
 * Proficiency in Linux systems administration (RHEL/CentOS).

Automation Mindset & Skills:

 * Experience with or exposure to infrastructure automation, scripting, or orchestration.
 * Thinks in terms of scaling solutions rather than performing manual tasks.
 * Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and AWX.
 * Proficiency in Python or Bash scripting.

AI Readiness:

 * Comfort and interest in learning and working with AI tools and concepts for automation.
 * Familiarity with AI assistants (like GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q), AIOps concepts, and AI agent frameworks is beneficial.

## Description

* Build and support platform services including Kubernetes, containers, and VM infrastructure.
 * Develop and execute automation solutions for deployments, upgrades, and large-scale infrastructure changes using tools like Ansible and scripting.
 * Support and improve platform environments by building workflows that reduce manual work and increase efficiency.
 * Contribute to AI-driven automation initiatives, working with agent-based workflows and intelligent orchestration.
 * Leverage AI tools to support troubleshooting, enhance operational efficiency, and improve platform automation processes.
 * Monitor platform health, respond to alerts, and perform root cause analysis.
 * Maintain and support CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI and ArgoCD.
 * Document runbooks and operational procedures.


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