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# Senior Platform Engineer

- **Company:** N-ask, Incorporated
- **Location:** Fairfax, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $104,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, C++ (Programming Language), DevOps, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Role-Based Access Control, Ansible, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Okta, Grafana, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Functional Programming, Terraform, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** June 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8958448/senior-platform-engineer

## About the Role

* 7-10+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering
 * Strong experience with Kubernetes in production environments
 * Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform)
 * Strong experience managing a scalable AWS infrastructure using core services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda), following best practices
 * Experience building and supporting distributed microservices architectures
 * Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices
 * Experience with containerization tools (Docker, Helm)
 * Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools (e.g., Prometheus)
 * Experience working in Agile development environments
 * Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

 * Proficiency in Python and/or C++
 * Experience leading engineering teams or technical initiatives
 * Experience with large-scale cloud migrations or platform consolidation
 * Familiarity with tools such as ArgoCD, Ansible, or Kubernetes ecosystem tooling
 * Experience implementing RBAC and identity solutions (e.g., Keycloak)
 * Background in embedded systems, FPGA, or hardware/software integration
 * Experience working in regulated, government, or mission-driven environments



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