What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff / Sr Staff Platform Engineer position at SciTec?
SciTec has been awarded multiple government contracts and is growing our creative Team! 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. We support 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.
We're seeking an experienced Platform Engineer with an active security clearance. This role requires a self-sufficient professional with proven platform engineering experience who can integrate and deploy software applications in a secure environment.
Responsibilities:- 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
- Support and optimize CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery
- 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
- 3 years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure automation
- Expertise in Ansible for automation and configuration management
- Hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, and containerized environments.
- Knowledge of authentication protocols (LDAP, SAML, OAuth) and security best practices
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD
- Strong understanding of high-performance data platforms and distributed computing
- Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform is a plus
- Red Hat certifications (e.g., RHCSA, RHCE, or OpenShift certification) are preferred
SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 3% Fully Vested Company 401K Contribution (no employee contribution required)
- 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options
- 80% company paid Dental insurance
- 100% company paid Vision insurance
- 100% company paid Life insurance
- 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance
- 100% company paid Hospital Indemnity insurance
- Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness insurance
- Short-term Disability insurance
- Annual Profit-Sharing Plan
- Discretionary Performance Bonus
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay
- Flexible Work Hours
The pay range for this position is $103,000 - $156,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.
SciTec is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. M/F/VETS/Disabled
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Salary : $103,000 - $156,000
