Platform Engineer

Position Overview

This position is for a Platform Engineer supporting the Army Edge Computing Capability (AECC) project that ALTESS is fielding for the US Army. The AECC solution is a containerized, Kubernetes-based, multitenant hosting environment for hosting Army enterprise and tactical applications. AECC is utilizing Kubernetes and potentially Red Hat OpenShift to implement a cloud-native, software-defined infrastructure across multiple global sites. ALTESS provides value-added common and managed services built on top of the Kubernetes foundation, which hosted Army applications will require. ALTESS is a managed service provider (MSP) and hosting services provider for Army applications. ALTESS is a Product Lead office under Capability Program Executive (CPE) Enterprise Software and Services (CPE ES2).

Quick Facts

• Location: Radford, VA (Hybrid telework/onsite as needed)
• Security Clearance: Active DoD Secret
• Citizenship: US Citizenship Required
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in an IT-related field
• Experience: Mid-to-senior level experience building and administering enterprise Kubernetes clusters
• Work Schedule: Full-time

Mandatory Certifications

• Baseline: Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II
• Computing Environment: Must obtain a certification (CKA, Red Hat OpenShift Specialist, or CKS) within 6 months of hire

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture Support: Collaborate with Government engineers to maintain the AECC Kubernetes platform.
• IaC Deployment: Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code pipelines for platform deployment and sustainment.
• Platform Administration: Perform daily patching and upgrades of all Kubernetes components, including the control plane and worker nodes.
• Namespace Provisioning: Utilize IaC to provision customer namespaces and containerized workloads for hosted applications.

Required Technical Skills

• Cluster Administration: Proficiency in building and configuring enterprise Kubernetes clusters.
• Kubernetes Networking: Understanding of CNI plugins (Calico, Cilium), ingress controllers, and DNS management.
• Image Management: Experience with container registries like Harbor or Red Hat Quay.
• Automation: Strong skills in Ansible, Terraform, and Python.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• DoD Policy: Knowledge of DoD STIGs and the IAVM process.
• DevSecOps: Familiarity with integrating CI/CD pipelines for containerized workloads.

What We Can Offer You

• Excellence: The chance to be part of a company that has a reputation for excellence in task execution.
• Time Off: Full-time associates receive 3 weeks of paid vacation each year plus 11 federal holidays.
• Health Benefits: Comprehensive Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Secondary Insurance, Dental, and Vision.
• Financial Security: 401K program with Fidelity (including company match) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Insurance: Short-term and Long-term Disability at no cost, plus Voluntary Life and AD&D options.

Salary Range

$101,000‑$145,000