Senior / Principal Platform Engineer
SciTec
Staff And Senior Staff Platform Engineers
SciTec, Inc. is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense. SciTec supports customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver unique world-class data exploitation capabilities.
Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.
As we grow, we're looking for mission-driven Staff and Senior Staff Platform Engineers who are ready to make a real impact—not just with code, but with purpose. If you're passionate about solving complex challenges that matter, there's a place for you here.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a small (2-3 person) team along with mission partners in deploying multiple solutions for customers
- Develop and maintain Ansible automation playbooks for deploying and managing Red Hat OpenShift clusters
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment processes
- Integrate authentication services, including LDAP, SAML, and OAuth, into the platform
- Design, maintain, and improve CI pipelines (GitLab CI) for secure software builds and deployments
- Ensure high availability and performance of the data platform by implementing best practices for resource management and scaling
- Collaborate with security and DevOps teams to ensure compliance with security standards and policies
- Troubleshoot and resolve platform-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime