Senior Platform Engineer

What you'll be doing...

• Support our VA clients in Platform Engineering activities by Implementing and Maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Tekton, ArgoCD, GitOps.​​​​​​
• Implementing and Maintaining IaC and CaC using Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
• Developing and implementing policies for the use of cloud services
• Managing and Supporting requests for new technology
• Establishing a Secure Cloud Environment and supporting Authority-to-Operate (ATO) Deliverables
• Ensuring appropriate availability of services utilizing Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Principles

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Engineering or 8+ years equivalent technical experience
• 3+ Years setting up, configuring and using AWS cloud operational tools to ensure service level agreements and performance targets are met, and continued compliance with policies, standards and guidelines.
• 3+ Years of Working with InterSystems IRIS or equivalent experience
• Experience Implementing and Configuring DynaTrace Monitoring Tools
• Strong Understanding and Experience in Platform Engineering utilizing Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, OpenShift, Rancher) and Sidecar containers
• Experience in System Administration Activities with Linux
• Strong analytical skills with a logical mindset and problem-solving approach
• Effective communication skills both orally and written with various audiences.
• Experience and proven ability to work remotely.
• Must be able to achieve a Moderate (Tier 2) VA Public Trust Clearance

Nice to Have...

• AWS Solution Architect - Associate/Professional
• Experience with Git, Java, Python, and Git
• Understanding/Experience with Tekton​​​​​​
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers​​​​​​
• Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator
• ITIL certification or ITIL knowledge
• Department of Veterans Affairs Experience
• Public Trust Clearance

Clearance...

• Applicants selected will be subject to a Security Investigation and May need to Meet Requirements for Access to Protected and/or Classified Information.

Location..

• This is a US-Based Remote position, all applicants need to be located within the United States be to considered for the position, no foreign telework will be permitted.

Citizenship..

• Applicants need to be a US Citizen to be considered for the position and have physically resided in the United States for a minimum of 3 years due to background investigation requirements.

Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, PTO, Sick, and 401k w/employer match
Who we are...
Latitude is a growing Service-Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) Company within the Federal Sector. We have experience in working with various federal clients across multiple different agencies. We believe in adopting and growing a remote work-from-home culture wherever possible to ensure a healthy work-to-life balance. We believe in automating the mundane and investing in our employees helping them grow their careers over time. We strive for innovation and want to develop solutions that we can take pride in and help break through some of the barriers that exist in technology and the government sectors today.