This role pays more than
85%
of similar roles. Most pay
$151,000–$213,200
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$225k
versus about
$182k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.
General Dynamics currently has
1123 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$124,093–$150,385
across 984 roles with salary data.
The SME Platform Engineer joins the Engineering team to lead the design, implementation, and management of secure, on-premises cloud infrastructure. This role focuses on building advanced computing environments, orchestrating containerized applications, and managing large-scale data science platforms. The engineer will manage GPU clusters for machine learning model fine-tuning, maintain Ray clusters, and oversee vLLM routers for inference. Key responsibilities include maintaining RKE2 systems, Longhorn storage, and Posit Workbench environments while ensuring FIPS compliance and mitigating system vulnerabilities. Technical requirements include expertise in Kubernetes, Linux server administration, GitOps methodologies, and CI/CD pipelines using Helm charts and ArgoCD. The role also involves managing identity through Keycloak and Open Policy Agent. This position provides the foundational infrastructure necessary for data science teams to perform advanced machine learning and high-performance computing tasks within a secure environment.