Platform Engineer

About the Team

Here at BTI360, we’ve built a culture that’s passionate about developing software engineers. Software doesn't build itself. People do. In fact, teams of people do. That’s why our primary focus is on developing better craftsmen, better teammates, and better technical leaders. By putting people first, we're not just giving our teammates more opportunities to grow, we're also raising the bar of the software we ship. BTI360 has been voted a TOP Place to Work by the Washington Business Journal for 10 consecutive years.

We’re looking for multiple Platform Engineers to join our growing team, with opportunities available across a wide range of experience levels.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with teammates and stakeholders in a Lean Agile environment to build mission‑critical production applications focused on data discovery and analysis.
• Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Leverage modern build tools, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure quality and delivery speed.
• Design and develop software (write code) to maintain scalable, secure, and automated cloud‑native infrastructure platforms that support microservice‑based applications and data platforms.
• Develop platform capabilities that enable development teams to build, deploy, and monitor applications efficiently.
• Collaborate with software developers, security engineers, and operations teams to ensure reliability, observability, and compliance with federal security standards.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines to support consistent and repeatable deployments.

Minimum Requirements (You may thrive in this role if you have)

• Active Security Clearance (Secret or higher) or the ability to obtain one.
• Experience with source control (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipeline tools such as AWS CodeBuild (preferred), Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable, maintainable, OOP‑based software in a containerized cloud environment (AWS preferred) leveraging foundational services for computing, identity management, and networking.
• Hands‑on experience with designing, building, and managing cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform (preferred), AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Proficiency in containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, with experience in configuration management—preferably using AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar languages with proficiency in command‑line tools/concepts.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills necessary to perform job duties and collaborate with team members.

Preferred Qualifications (You may excel in this role if you have)

• Past software development experience.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability stacks such as Prometheus/Grafana (preferred), CloudWatch, or ELK/EFK.
• Contributions to open‑source libraries, community projects, or personal projects.
• Hands‑on experience with developing and maintaining configuration management scripts using tools like Ansible (preferred), Puppet, or Chef.
• Experience managing Kubernetes environments with GitOps using ArgoCD (preferred), Flux, or similar tooling, and authoring/maintaining Helm charts.

Benefits

• Fully paid healthcare premiums.
• Competitive salaries and performance bonuses.
• Career development and in‑house training.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Up to 5 weeks PTO plus 2 weeks of federal holidays.
• 401(k) dollar‑for‑dollar matching up to 6% annually – vested immediately on day 1.
• Giving back: serving communities locally and globally.
• Social events (happy hours, golf tournament, BTI360 Family Festival, and more).

Commitment to Fairness and Inclusion

At BTI360, unlocking the potential of others is the heart of our culture. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every individual can grow, lead with humility, and do the right thing. Our core values guide us in developing software that makes a difference, primarily serving national security customers in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We celebrate fairness and are dedicated to creating an environment of mutual respect and inclusion where everyone can bring their true selves to work.