Senior Platform Engineer / Infrastructure Engineer with Security Clearance

Senior Platform Engineer / Infrastructure Engineer Location: Aurora, CO Required: TS/SCI with CI Poly W2 hourly Contract to Hire Only Pay: $61.00 to $89.00/hr. D.O.E. Based on benefits chosen Required: US Citizenship and Residency, W2 hourly Contract to Hire Only No C2C, we can NOT work with outside agencies/vendors, and we can NOT do 1099-US TS/SCI with CI Poly IS REQUIRED Geologics is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer with a TS/SCI with CI Poly to 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 SW 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. REQUIRED Active TS/SCI with CI Poly Clearance is required on day one. 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
SKILLS PREFERRED 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
Engineering duties and 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.
Please respond to Meredith Baldwin with your interest level, recent copy of your resume and your availability for a call to 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 Meredith Baldwin Recruiter