Platform Operations Engineer, DevOps TS Cleared

**This position is on site in either Littleton, CO, Denver, CO, or King of Prussia, PA -- This role can be a direct hire/full time position, or a W2 hourly role depending on preference

JOB SUMMARY:

The Platform Operations Engineer, DevOps is a technical role supporting Space Programs within a Rapid Deployment Team. This position is responsible for supporting the deployment, integration, operation, and sustainment of mission-critical systems across classified environments.

This role operates at the intersection of OpenShift platform operations, Rundeck-based operational automation, and conventional system administration with security compliance responsibilities. The position emphasizes hands-on execution across deployments, system stabilization, incident recovery, and infrastructure integration.

This individual contributor role serves as a primary technical escalation point during operational events, coordinating resolution efforts across multiple domains and mission stakeholders in a high-tempo environment requiring strong troubleshooting across compute, network, storage, and platform layers.

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Oversee deployment, configuration, lifecycle management, and sustainment of OpenShift environments within classified networks.
• Ensure platform reliability, availability, and integration with mission applications and infrastructure services.
• Design, maintain, and execute Rundeck runbooks to enable deployment workflows, system administration tasks, and incident response procedures.
• Ensure operational automation is consistent, repeatable, and auditable.
• Provide hands-on operational expertise for Linux and Windows environments, including configuration management, patching, troubleshooting, and lifecycle upkeep.
• Act as an escalation point for outages, deployment failures, and platform instability.
• Conduct root-cause analysis across infrastructure layers and restore mission capability under time-sensitive conditions.
• Maintain adherence to security controls, compliance frameworks, configuration standards, and accreditation requirements across classified environments.
• Resolve complex issues spanning networking, storage, operating systems, and platform services across enterprise infrastructure.
• Coordinate resolution activities across infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, system administration, and program stakeholders during deployments, incidents, and recovery efforts.
• Remove blockers, align execution paths, and provide hands-on guidance and informal mentorship to engineers during active operations to improve team effectiveness in real time.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to maintain clearance eligibility throughout employment; SCI preferred.
• Hands-on experience supporting OpenShift platform operations, Linux and/or Windows administration, and operational automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, and Rundeck.
• Strong troubleshooting capability across distributed systems and infrastructure layers including compute, network, storage, and platform services.
• Experience supporting security compliance, system hardening, audit readiness, and mission-critical operational environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to operate across operations, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and program teams in high-pressure environments.
• 2+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, platform operations, system administration, or operational support within enterprise or classified environments.
• Experience developing and maintaining Rundeck workflows for operational automation and incident response.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure technologies including networking such as routing, switching, DNS, and load balancing.
• Strong understanding of storage systems such as SAN/NAS, replication, backup, and recovery.
• Experience serving as a technical anchor during deployment events or major operational incidents, including providing informal guidance and mentorship to supporting engineers.
• Certifications such as Security+, RHCSA/RHCE, CISSP, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale modernization initiatives such as 1LMX or similar transformation programs.

This position is performed within a secure, classified workspace. Employees must comply with all applicable security protocols and access control procedures, including restrictions on personal electronic devices and the handling of sensitive information.