Cloud Platform Engineer - PaaS

Overview

Hybrid Cloud Platform Engineer (PaaS) Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO

Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly

Security+ or equivalent DoD IAT Level II Equivalent

At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it’s architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Bcore accelerates decisive advantage for warfighters and intelligence professionals by fusing human insight, rapid-fire engineering, precision-measured outcomes, and relentless grit into mission-ready solutions. 

Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government’s mission and our client’s business?  Do you have a desire to change how people work?  Are you interested in helping to protect our nation’s cyber interests? Join our growing team as a Hybrid Cloud Platform Engineer (PaaS), supporting the NGA customer mission.

Responsibilities

What you get to do every day: Work on a development team, utilizing Agile scrum methodology, which is responsible for developing and maintain agency wide Platform as a Service (PaaS) capability deployed across multiple security domains.  The PaaS environment supports multiple tenants deploying a myriad application stacks and data services.

• O&M of existing Red Hat OpenShift environment across multiple security domains in both Cloud and datacenter (vSphere) environments
• Support OpenShift operators and frameworks including Crossplane, Kyverno, RedHat GitOps
• Deploy OpenShift to new sites as they come online
• Work with internal and external teams to understand integration requirements and scale existing platforms to meet them
• Work with Security to ensure ongoing compliance and develop secure solutions
• Support data services including RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL, Elastic Stack
• Compile detailed documentation

Qualifications

Security Clearance Required: Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required

Certification Required: Must have DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements including one of the following: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA

Education/Experience:

• Requires Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
• 5-8 years Developer experience

Required Skills:

• Experience deploying and managing RedHat OpenShift in a cloud and/or vSphere environment

• Experience with Amazon Web Services

• Python, Shell scripting, Git (desired)

• Linux distributions: RHEL/RHCOS, CentOS

• CI/CD orchestration tools: GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitOps

• Container technology: Docker, Kubernetes, and Cloud Native Computing Foundation ecosystem in general

What is ideal?

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift certification
• Intelligence Community Experience preferred

What you can expect from us

• Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by bcore through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses
• You’ll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community
• The expected salary range within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $148,000-$176,000  Final compensation is unique to each individual and will be determined based on factors such as experience, education, geographic location, and contractual requirements. This is not a guarantee.
• Benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more.

BCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.