Dark Wolf Solutions is hiring a
Platform Engineer

Summary

Join Dark Wolf Solutions as a Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure and services for high availability, scalability, and security of cloud-based applications.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience working with commercial cloud service providers such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience designing and deploying self-managed Kubernetes to commercial cloud platforms
• Experience integrating and providing cloud platform services within a Kubernetes cluster
• Experience designing Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform
• Experience with DevSecOps tools and processes such as GitLab CI, Artifactory, ArgoCD, FluxCD, Helm, Kustomize
• Demonstrated knowledge in Agile, Scrum, DevSecOps processes, and DoD cybersecurity requirements
• Solid problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking abilities
• B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related discipline (or relevant experience in lieu of a degree)
• Local to Falls Church, VA and willing to go onsite approximately 4-5 days per month
• DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certifications (e.g. CompTia Security+ CE Certification)
• US Citizenship and an active DoD Secret security clearance or higher

Responsibilities

• Deploying and maintaining common Kubernetes platform services on cloud-native architecture
• Integrating a Kubernetes platform with common enterprise services to satisfy organizational security requirements
• Implementing secure automation, effective monitoring, and Infrastructure as Code
• Deploying and maintaining Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines across multiple environments
• Supporting and working alongside a cross-functional engineering team on the latest technologies
• Developing and iterating best practices to increase the quality and velocity of deployments
• Implementing industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle and PostgreSQL DBMS
• Experience deploying and maintaining Platform One’s Big Bang suite of tools
• Experience working with the DHA
• Experience with DoD FedRAMP authorized cloud platforms such as AWS GovCloud and/or Cloud One
• Experience standing up and maintaining AWS services including RDS, EMR, ECR, EKS and S3
• Experience deploying Kubernetes using Rancher RKE2
• Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditation process and security requirements
• Experience using DISA enterprise security products including HBSS and ACAS and performing security hardening to satisfy STIG requirements
• Experience installing and configuring a service mesh for cluster ingress/egress, mTLS, and authorization and authentication of services
• Experience providing Identity Management services within a cloud or Kubernetes environment such Open ID Connect (OIDC) or SAML SSO