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Platform Operations Engineer
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What they do
A Platform Engineer is responsible for the development of platforms that support the needs and use cases of different engineering teams across the organization. Creates reusable tools and workflows to streamline operational needs and facilitate automation tasks, supporting scalability of DevOps practices.
$129,369 / year median in Maryland
Job Description
Platform Operations Engineer
Skills
- UI
- Information Technology
- Network
- Microsoft
- Tier 1
- Recruiting
- Training
- Partnership
- Desktop Publishing
- Data Transfer Process
- Open Source
- OSINT
- Innovation
- Reliability Engineering
- Capacity Management
- Big Data
- Microservices
- React.js
- Incident Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- SAFE
- Release Management
- Team Leadership
- Computer Science
- Systems Engineering
- Security Clearance
- DoD
- Security+
- Customer Engagement
- Cisco Certifications
- SSCP
- CISSP
- GitLab
- Linux
- IaaS
- Elasticsearch
- PostgreSQL
- Kibana
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Agile
- Dashboard
- Bash
- Windows PowerShell
- Python
- Groovy
- Java
- Appian
- Apache Kafka
- AMQP
- JMS
- GPU
- Kubernetes
- Nexus
- GraphQL
- Management
- Data Security
- Terraform
- Amazon Web Services
- Cloud Computing
- UI
- Information Technology
- Network
- Microsoft
- Tier 1
- Recruiting
- Training
- Partnership
- Desktop Publishing
- Data Transfer Process
- Open Source
- OSINT
- Innovation
- Reliability Engineering
- Capacity Management
- Big Data
- Microservices
- React.js
- Incident Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- SAFE
- Release Management
- Team Leadership
- Computer Science
- Systems Engineering
- Security Clearance
- DoD
- Security+
- Customer Engagement
- Cisco Certifications
- SSCP
- CISSP
- GitLab
- Linux
- IaaS
- Elasticsearch
- PostgreSQL
- Kibana
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Agile
- Dashboard
- Bash
- Windows PowerShell
- Python
- Groovy
- Java
- Appian
- Apache Kafka
- AMQP
- JMS
- GPU
- Kubernetes
- Nexus
- GraphQL
- Management
- Data Security
- Terraform
- Amazon Web Services
- Cloud Computing
- Summary CCS Global Tech is a rapidly growing Information Technology company with a diverse portfolio of technology products and services and a large network of industry partnerships.
With over 22 years of being a successful business with a global talent pool and presence, CCS is a certified Microsoft Gold Partner and specializes in delivering expert Microsoft based solutions for technical and business needs. We have been recognized by Inc. 500 Magazine as one of the fastest growing small companies in the Unites States. we are a Tier 1 vendor for the City and County of San Francisco for Cloud Services, Staffing Services and Training Services. For this multi-year opportunity with a diverse set of needs to address, we are currently focusing on establishing partnerships with individuals as well as companies who can help us enhance our overall service portfolio, cut lead times, and ultimately help us deliver successfully. We currently hold sizable Government accounts in the San Francisco bay area including City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo County, and Santa Clara County. We take great pride in our global reach and local influence. Your experience alongside our highly skilled and talented internal team who guide you along the way, offers key insights into what helps you stand out in a competitive job market. If you are a partner company, please submit resumes with contact information of your own W2 Consultants only. Submitted consultants are expected to have excellent communication skills. Platform Operations Engineer
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TS/SCI Bethesda, Maryland Location:
Bethesda, MD Salary:
$107,900.00
- $170,00
Category:
Software Engineer Travel Required:
No Remote Type:
Hybrid Clearance:
TS/SCI Client is looking for a Platform Operations Engineer to join a high impact team driving the design, development, and deployment of a modern technology stack supporting the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP). This role directly supports our customer's mission to centralize and standardize the Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the Defense Intelligence Enterprise. You'll be part of a mission focused, solutions oriented team that values inclusion, innovation, collaboration, and continuous professional growth. While the majority of work is performed on site at our customer location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule, and some tasks may be completed remotely. As a Platform Operations Engineer you will work with a team to ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of a full stack, containerized microservices platform. You also will partner with a multidisciplinary team of systems engineers, developers, integrators, and system administrators in the following areas: System Reliability & Performance
- Ensuring uptime, performance, and capacity planning for a large scale big data production platform with a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and technologies such as Java, Python, React, and low code tools like Appian Monitoring & Observability
- Leveraging monitoring tools to proactively detect and resolve issues Incident Response
- Leading triage, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and post incident reviews SLIs & SLOs
- Defining and tracking reliability metrics SAFe Agile
- Participating in release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and cross team coordination You bring enthusiasm, the ability to work well with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience, and meet the following qualifications: BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience; 6+ years with a Master's; additional experience may substitute for a degree Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph At least one DoD 8570.
01 M IAT Level II+ certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA Security, SSCP, CISSP (or Associate)) Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification Experience with Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, Linux, and containerized environments Experience supporting enterprise scale production systems Experience with cloud services (preferably AWS) and cloud infrastructure Familiarity with Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Logstash, Kibana, and Keycloak Demonstrated success in cross functional coordination and execution Strong communication skills and the ability to perform under pressure during incidents You will stand out even more if you bring: Experience with Agile methodologies Experience with creating customized dashboards to track SLIs and other key performance indicators Development experience (Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, etc.) Experience with Appian or other low code platforms Experience with technologies such as Kafka, AMQP/JMS, PrometheGrafana, GPU based Kubernetes, SALT automation, Nexus, or GraphQL Knowledge of security best practices (authN/Z, secrets management, data protection) Infrastructure as code experience (CloudFormation, Terraform, Pulumi) AWS cloud certifications Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools ("AI") that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
Benefits
- Flexible Work Schedules