Platform Engineer (Hybrid) - Python/Java/AWS/Linux

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering or Software Development (Python or Go) with Bachelors in related field
• 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field
• High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience
• Must have experience developing infrastructure in AWS
• Have a solid understanding of Linux systems, hosts, networks, security, applications and proficiency in shell scripting (Shell/Bash)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must be able to obtain Security+ certification within 60 days of hire
• Must be able to work in a hybrid environment, spending an average of 1-2 days per week at our Columbia, MD office.

Desired Qualifications

• Prior experience or familiarity with DISA's Big Data Platform or other Big Data systems (e.g. Cloudera's Distribution of Hadoop, Hortonworks Data Platform, MapR, etc..)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Gitlab-CI, Travis-CI, etc.)
• Understanding of agile software development methodologies and use of standard software development tool suites. (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Github, Gitlab, etc.)
• Experience with puppet, ansible, maven, virtualization (ovirt, proxmox, vmware, etc)

Additional Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required.
• A current U.S. Government Security clearance is not required at start, but will be processed for a Secret level clearance.
• Flexibility is essential to adapt to schedule changes as needed.