What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Lead position at Platinum Technologies?
Who we are.
Platinum Technologies is a Northern Virginia based integrated solutions firm that specializes in Cybersecurity, Cloud and Digital Services to the Public Sector. Our team solves hard problems and helps our Mission Partners achieve their goals. If you are self-motivated, possess demonstrated learning agility, and are passionate about delivering high-quality work products – we want to hear from you.
We lead with technical expertise, but that is just the tip of the iceberg – the ‘Why’ matters. At Platinum, we don’t hire people to do a job. We provide professional and leadership development to complement our self-motivated domain experts. Our teammates are dot-connecting leaders that operate in a mutually accountable environment to deliver thought leadership, expert technical analysis, and quality execution for our clients.
You.
Platinum Technologies currently has an opportunity for a qualified, Engineering Lead to support our Program (DES), a growing program with exciting opportunities to excel in your career.
This role is located in Ft Meade, MD. HYBRID role. Candidate must hold an active DoD Secret clearance.
What you get to do.
•Serve as a senior engineer, leading a group of specialists in infrastructure discovery and the development of migration plans
•Provide hands-on engineering and technical leadership for overall migration planning and implementation tasks
•Oversee and coordinate migration planning activities while monitoring and managing risks
•Manage and oversee development of infrastructure discovery efforts and migration plans
•Provide regular migration updates to Government leadership; identify risks, dependencies, and propose mitigation activities to deliver migrations on schedule and within budget.
•Staff migration teams with individuals certified in a standardized migration approach that maintains a mission-first focus that minimizes risks
•Work across team members to document migration lessons learned for continual improvement of future migration activities
•Identify automation opportunities for staff reductions and improved service delivery
Required Skills.
•Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree with 12 years' experience or Master's degree with 10 years of experience (additional years of directly applicable experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree)
•Must possess an active DoD Secret security clearance. (US Citizenship required)
•Require active DoD IAT Level II (i.e. Security ) certification or equivalent prior to start
•Experience designing and integrating complex IT solutions into enterprise ecosystems
•Experienced in planning and executing complex IT system migrations and consolidations
•Robust experience with Life Cycle Management and Life Cycle Refresh.
•Highly proficient at documenting logical or physical designs using drawing tools (e.g. Visio, Powerpoint, Gliffy, Cameo, MagicDraw) to depict systems, subsystems, interfaces, components, and communications of I/T applications and infrastructure
•Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
•Technical leadership experience
•Ability to work with and lead an engineering team
•Must be able to present designs and plans to program, project, and technical leadership personnel and boards for approvals
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills. This shall include drafting SOPs and technical documentation individually as well as reviewing artifacts produced by other engineers
Preferred Skills.
•One or more professional level technical certification.
•In-Depth understanding of cloud, virtualization, and network technologies.
•Extremely familiar with DoD and DISA regulations/directives.
•Consulting firm experience.
•Robust understanding of DISA STIGs and DoD Cybersecurity requirements.
The Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age, or genetic information.
