Principal Platform Engineer

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🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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🏗️ Platform Engineer

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ASRC Federal

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 2003

🏛️ Government

🎖️ Defense

🔒 Cybersecurity

Government • Defense • Cybersecurity

ASRC Federal is a U. S. -based government services and technology company. It provides mission-focused solutions — including systems engineering, IT and enterprise services, cybersecurity, intelligence and analytic support, logistics, and program management — to federal customers such as the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and other civil and national security agencies. ASRC Federal is the federal contracting subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (an Alaska Native Corporation) and operates as a prime contractor on a range of government programs.

📋 Description

• Engineer and sustaining upstream (vanilla) Kubernetes environments that enable reliable, repeatable software delivery environments • Python scripting and Helm-based Kubernetes packaging to automate platform workflows and deployments • Engineer secure-by-default Kubernetes platform capabilities, embedding security controls into automation, delivery workflows, and operational practices • Translate platform capabilities into repeatable PaaS services that accelerate internal delivery and enable customer-targeted outcomes • Operate container runtimes (Docker/Podman) and containerization to support CI/CD execution and cloud-native tooling deployments • Develop secure end-to-end CI/CD pipelines and provide organization-wide CI/CD tooling expertise, guidance, and support • Implement Kubernetes observability (logs, metrics, traces) and embed it into GitOps-driven automation to validate deployments, detect regressions, and accelerate incident response • Partner with development and infrastructure teams to automate deployments and release validation, applying best practices in delivery, testing, security, performance, and disaster recovery • Evaluate and adopt cloud-native OSS/COTS tools to meet platform needs, enable teams through knowledge transfer, and integrate new capabilities into standard workflows

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics, or related field) or equivalent related work experience • This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a government secret clearance, U.S. Citizenship is required • This position requires the successful applicant to obtain and maintain the required security clearance or other authorization(s) within the necessary timeframe required by applicable contract(s) • Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in Sr DevOps, Platform Development, Sr Software Engineering or Sr Systems Administration in both on-prem, air-gapped and cloud-based environments • Understanding of core web technologies, including HTTPS, TLS/SSL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, and common delivery components • Experience with automation or development in C++, Rust or equivalent