Apex is currently searching for a Cleared Infrastructure Engineer Resource in Dallas, TX for a large government client. This position will require an active TS/SCI w/ CI Poly to be considered.
Hours: M-F 8-5 Fully Onsite in Cleared Environment
Location: Richardson, TX
Length: 12+ Month Contract with strong potential to convert
Level 2 Rate: Up to $60 an hour W2
Level 4 Rat: Up to $85 an hour W2
Job Description:
As a Platform Engineer, you will herald a transformative era in software engineering, one that underscores the integration of development and operations through a single, comprehensive platform. Platform engineers, with their comprehensive technical and problem-solving skills, are shaping the future of software development to efficiently deliver high-quality, secure software, by providing automated services that enable SW engineers to focus on developing mission capabilities.
You will be on a team that is responsible for development and operational environments consisting of a mix of servers, workstations, storage, networks, and custom hardware. These environments provide the enterprise hybrid-cloud backbone for product development and testing for a large program producing a critical, strategic national asset. This will include a mixture of hands-on keyboard engineering work as well as documentation and baseline control.
What You Will Do
• Support transitioning a system that is tightly coupled to the underlying infrastructure
• Assist with architecture, design, development, integration, and support of build, integration & test, and deployment pipelines, optimizing for performance and scalability across on-premises cloud computing environments
• Leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to improve scalability, consistency, infrastructure efficiency, reduce deployment time, and automate configuration management
• Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and DevOps teams to design and implement development and mission solutions
• Integrate security and compliance into the platform with services such as encryption and access management
• Provide operational support for the platform
Qualifications You Must Have
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI / CI Poly security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Typically requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Physics and 5+ years of related work experience
• Experience with automation frameworks such as Chef, Puppet, and Ansible.
• Background in COTS/FOSS product installation, configuration, and integration
• Experience designing, implementing, and integrating platform infrastructure services using technologies such as Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Rancher
Qualifications We Prefer
• Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting CICD Pipelines tools (E.g. Jira, Confluence, Bit Bucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, Gitlab)
• Exposure to Cloud based web services such as AWS
• Knowledge of secure coding practices such as OWASP, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation
• Experience with Networking Concepts and architectures
• Experience with scanning tools (E.g. Nessus, Fortify, Anchore)
• Multi-disciplined infrastructure experience with compute, networks, storage, and virtualization
• Experience developing, testing & delivering applications w/in a DevSecOps framework
• Experience with programming/scripting languages (E.g. Python, Java, Bash, Perl, Ruby, C++)
• Current DoD 8570 certification (CompTIA Security +, CCNA) or ability to obtain within 90 days
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