Cloud Platform Engineer (TS/SCI clearance) from ALTA IT Services

Cloud Platform Engineer
TS/SCI clearance is required
Suitland, MD 

Job Description:
Seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team. The Cloud Platform Engineer is responsible for building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure utilizing knowledge in continuous integration, delivery, and deployment (CI/CD), Cloud technologies, Container Orchestration and Security. Build and test end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, ensuring that systems are safe against security threats. The candidate should have experience with managing a team, GitLab Pipelines and connecting applications to cloud services using CI/CD within the cloud.

Job Responsibilities:
Understand, configure, implement, and deploy continuous integration, delivery, and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines utilizing GitLab.
Configuring and maintaining Kubernetes reference design to include Sidecar Container Security Stack, Service Mesh, and Load Balancers in an AWS environment.
Monitor DevSecOps platform services, validate the integrity and accessibility of all resources, hardware, systems, and key processes
Develop, enable, and engineer new and approved services/features/enhancements for our DevSecOps Platform cloud environment utilizing native and third-party tool sets
Collaborate with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure teams on the cloud platform’s development
Tier 3 Support for CI/CD platform and tenants
Self-motivated and work independently to deliver timely solutions without direct supervision

Job Requirements: 
4 years of experience with Kubernetes, AWS EKS preferred
3 years with container build and deployment processes utilizing CI/CD pipelines
2 years of hands on experience with AWS
1 years of experience with each of the below:
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
Hands-on experience with GitLab
Willingness to work onsite 60% (hybrid arrangements are possible with this role)

Job Desirable:
Hold or willing to attain DoD 8570 IAT Level II
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or equivalent
Experience with database administration/migration
Knowledge of agile methodologies, network design and security, and DoD system requirements

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