Platform Engineer Infrastructure Engineer with Active TS/SCI wit with Security Clearance

TITLE: Platform Engineer Infrastructure Engineer with ACTIVE TS/SCI with poly CLEARANCE: ACTIVE Top Secret/SCI with polygraph LOCATION: Richardson, TX 75080 (no relocation package offered) RATE RANGE: $75/hr - $88/hr W2 (no health benefits while on contract) DURATION: 12+ months Contract or Contract to Hire No C2C, we can NOT work with outside agencies/vendors, and we can NOT do 1099-US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will herald a transformative era in software engineering, one that underscores the integration of development and operations through a single, comprehensive platform. Platform engineers, with their comprehensive technical and problem-solving skills, are shaping the future of software development to efficiently deliver high-quality, secure software, by providing automated services that enable software engineers to focus on developing mission capabilities. The role's core responsibility revolves around empowering development teams with a robust platform that streamlines processes, enhances collaboration, and accelerates release cycles, thereby driving efficiency and innovation. You will be on a team that is responsible for development and operational environments consisting of a mix of servers, workstations, storage, networks, and custom hardware. These environments provide the enterprise hybrid-cloud backbone for product development and testing for a large program producing a critical, strategic national asset. This will include a mixture of hands-on keyboard engineering work as well as documentation and baseline control. RESPONSIBILITIES Support transitioning a system that is tightly coupled to the underlying infrastructure Assist with architecture, design, development, integration, and support of build, integration & test, and deployment pipelines, optimizing for performance and scalability across on-premises cloud computing environments Leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to improve scalability, consistency, infrastructure efficiency, reduce deployment time, and automate configuration management Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and DevOps teams to design and implement development and mission solutions Integrate security and compliance into the platform with services such as encryption and access management Provide operational support for the platform Administrative fluency with the following (or vendor equivalent): Red Hat Linux (v7+, 8+ preferred), Rancher Experience troubleshooting applications & infrastructure services on Linux based OS. REQUIREMENTS Typically requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Physics and 5+ years of related work experience Experience with automation frameworks such as Chef, Puppet, and Ansible Background in COTS/FOSS product installation, configuration, and integration Experience designing, implementing, and integrating platform infrastructure services using technologies such as Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Rancher Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI / CI Poly security clearance is required on day 1. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting CICD Pipelines tools (E.g. Jira, Confluence, Bit Bucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, Gitlab) Exposure to Cloud based web services such as AWS Knowledge of secure coding practices such as OWASP, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation Experience with Networking Concepts and architectures Experience with scanning tools (E.g. Nessus, Fortify, Anchore) Multi-disciplined infrastructure experience with compute, networks, storage, and virtualization Experience developing, testing & delivering applications w/in a DevSecOps framework Experience with programming/scripting languages (E.g. Python, Java, Bash, Perl, Ruby, C ) Current DoD 8570 certification (CompTIA Security +, CCNA) or ability to obtain EDUCATION REQ UIRED Bachelor's degree preferred If you would like to interview for this position, please send an updated resume to Dee Smith, Dee Smith Sr. Technical Recruiter Rates listed are not a guarantee of salary/rate. Rate offered at time of hire will depend on many factors including education, experience, interview results and skill level GeoLogics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that is committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce. EOE/Disability/Veteran