Platform Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
Washington, DC
Salary
$77,600–$176,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Below market

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

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TL;DR · Platform Engineer, Senior

The Platform Engineer, Senior will join the team to build and operate the hybrid infrastructure for a Digital Twin and Modeling & Simulation platform for military test ranges. This role involves designing, automating, and maintaining networking, storage, and Kubernetes foundations across AWS GovCloud and VMware-based on-premises or disconnected environments. You will ensure simulation, visualization, and data processing workloads run consistently while solving problems related to workload portability, network connectivity, and hardening. Key technologies include AWS EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, EKS, and ECS, alongside VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter. You will utilize Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible. Core competencies include Linux systems administration, networking fundamentals, and managing Kubernetes clusters in regulated DoD environments to support compute-intensive simulation workloads.

What does a Platform Engineer earn?

Median $157500 from 31 postings across 23 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, automate, and maintain networking, storage, and Kubernetes foundations for hybrid cloud environments.
  • Build and operate infrastructure spanning AWS GovCloud and VMware-based on-premises systems.
  • Ensure workload portability and network connectivity between cloud and disconnected environments.
  • Manage the lifecycle and hardening of infrastructure to meet DoD security requirements.
  • Deploy and operate Kubernetes clusters in both cloud and on-premises settings.
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
  • Configure and maintain Linux systems, including subnets, routing, DNS, and firewalls.
  • Support GPU-backed and compute-intensive simulation workloads within the platform.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or systems engineering.
  • 2+ years of experience administering VMware environments, including vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter.
  • 2+ years of experience deploying and operating workloads in AWS, including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, and EKS or ECS.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
  • Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters in cloud or on-premises environments.
  • Experience with Linux systems administration and networking fundamentals, including subnets, routing, DNS, firewalls, and security groups.
  • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree.

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