Platform Engineer

MAG Aerospace is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Engineer (platform) to join our growing organization in Ft. Bragg, NC. This position provides an opportunity to further advance the cutting-edge technology that supports some of our nation’s core defense/intelligence services and systems. You will work with a team of diverse architects and engineers with backgrounds in PaaS, DevOps, Security, and IaaS operations in order to spread knowledge and practices. All in support of the Government Program Office’s global cloud and platform services environments.

Duties include, but are not limited to: 

• Manage, administer, support, and enhance cloud environments ensuring continuous improvement and rapid problem resolution.
• Apply advanced consulting skills and extensive technical expertise, including full industry knowledge.
• Develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Work without considerable direction, and mentor and supervise team members.
• Experience with deploying, managing, and upgrading Kubernetes clusters in cloud and hybrid environments
• Experience with containerization technologies and OCI standards
• Experience with infrastructure as code and automation using tools such as Terraform
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows for Kubernetes environments
• Experience with Kubernetes networking, ingress, DNS, and cluster security, including RBAC and secrets management
• Experience with observability, performance tuning, high availability design, and troubleshooting distributed systems

Knowledge and Skills

The required skills and knowledge include:

• US Citizenship and Possess an Active TS/SCI Clearance.

• DOD 8570 IAT Level II required
• 3 years of experience with Kubernetes architecture, cluster design, and production operations Relevant experience in developing and deploying cloud and platform automation
• Relevant experience in designing and building scalable containerized applications
• Relevant experience in IP networking, load balancing, and DNS 

Education

• High School diploma or GED

Other Qualifications:

• Experience with Helm, Kustomize, and Kubernetes package management practices
• Experience with service mesh technologies and advanced traffic management
• Experience with multi cluster and multi region Kubernetes deployments
• Experience with cloud provider managed Kubernetes services
• Experience with storage orchestration and CSI driver implementation
• Experience with vulnerability management and container security scanning tools
• Experience with cost optimization and resource efficiency strategies in Kubernetes environments
• Experience with compliance frameworks such as NIST or FedRAMP
• Experience with Linux systems administration in production environments

MAG Aerospace (MAG) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. We encourage diverse candidates to apply to our positions.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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MAG provides reasonable accommodation to applicants under the guidance of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and certain state and/or local laws.

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