Senior Platform Engineer

Overview:

Overview:

LMI is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer with a minimum of a SECRET clearance supporting a DOD client.

LMI is a consultancy dedicated to powering a future-ready, high-performing government, drawing from expertise in digital and analytic solutions, logistics, and management advisory services. We deliver integrated capabilities that incorporate emerging technologies and are tailored to customers’ unique mission needs, backed by objective research and data analysis. Founded in 1961 to help the Department of Defense resolve complex logistics management challenges, LMI continues to enable growth and transformation, enhance operational readiness and resiliency, and ensure mission success for federal civilian and defense agencies.

LMI has been named a 2022 and 2024 #TopWorkplace in the United States by Top Workplaces! We are honored to be recognized as a company that values a people-centered culture, and we are grateful to our employees for making this possible!

This position requires an active Secret clearance.   

The Platform Engineer will provide support the customer by installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining cloud, hybrid and/or on-prem platform and infrastructure, software, and administering access.

The Platform Engineer duties may include:

• Responsible for evaluating cloud-based technical solutions/designs in accordance with client requirements.
• Provide expertise to monitor the designing and engineering of infrastructure and applications on the cloud, hybrid, or on-prem.
• Responsible for client’s overall cloud experience, including being the engineering point-of-contact for resolving reported performance or delivery issues.
• Responsible for ensuring that all vendor cloud solutions comply with industry and Government-mandated security protocols, controls, and best-practices.
• Work closely with Cybersecurity resources to document controls, support authorization documentation and provide metrics to comply with audits.
• Responsible for escalating issues, problems, risks, and constraints to the appropriate levels for clarification and resolution.
• Administer and monitor IL2/IL4/IL5/IL6 cloud accounts and performance levels.
• Build parent and child accounts or organizations within an IL2/IL4/IL5/IL6 environment.
• Maintain a working knowledge of AWS, Gitlab, Kubernetes, and Rancher products and capabilities.
• Perform unsupervised, hands-on work in gov-cloud environments.
• Work independently within team environments to set up and maintain cloud architectures.
• Manage multiple and competing customer priorities with little supervision.
• Develop High Availability and Disaster Recovery processes in accordance with government and industry guidelines.
• Help establish DevSecOps Pipelines within the Gov-Cloud Framework.
• Interact professionally with clients/internal teams; gather requirements and document the work in a ticketing system, designing and implementing new feature additions and improvements. 
• Utilize industry standard tools such as Gitlab for code version control, project management, product requirements, and user documentation.
• Work directly with the customer to gather requirements and product feedback for future iterations.
• Strong ability to analyze business requirements and create solutions.
• Ability to troubleshoot problems and provide timely resolutions.
• Clearly communicate with product owners to understand business concerns and demonstrate proposed solutions for acceptance.

Core KSATs for DoD Cyber Workforce (DCWF) roles:

• Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
• Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).
• Knowledge of national and international laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles.
• Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.
• Knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS).
• Knowledge of cloud computing deployment models in private, public, and hybrid environment and the difference between on-premises and off-premises environments.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a SECRET security clearance.
• Minimum of five years hand-on experience in Cloud / Platform Engineering.
• Experience in AWS GovCloud or AWS SECRET region.
• Experience in setting up, maintaining, and utilizing Kubernetes.
• Experience in Gitlab CI/CD pipelines and Helm Charts for automated deployments.
• Experience with maintaining cloud, hybrid, and on-prem solutions.
• Strong familiarity using Linux toolsets to support and analyze network related topics and issues.
• Previous government technology experience.
• Demonstrated experience with DOD technology, systems, and command & control policies and procedures.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and working with Agile teams.
• DOD Cyber Workforce (DCWF) 8140 (451) System Administrator role: A BS degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, or Computer Science, from an ABET accredited or CAE designated institution fulfills the educational requirement for this WRC (conferred within 5 years or able to prove continuous relevant work experience) -OR- Personnel Certifications: Cloud+ or GICSP or SSCP or Security+ or GSEC. If none, must be willing to obtain in first 30-days.
• Demonstrated ability to use MS Office Suite to include Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Superior communication skills, both oral and written.
• High energy, enthusiasm, tact, ability to effectively interact with senior executives from Government and industry.
• Ability to create and foster a cooperative work environment.
• Self-directed, detail oriented in completing assigned tasks, able to adapt to changing work efforts and manage impact of shifting priorities.
• Availability for occasional travel, including quarterly mandatory travel.
  

Preferred:

• AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional certification.
• Experience working in IL6 or equivalent secure environments.
• Experience with security requirements in a federal IT environment, including FedRAMP-certified providers and FISMA requirements for acquiring an ATO.
• Agile certifications
• Experience with Cross-Domain Solutions (IL4 to IL6)