Senior Platform Engineer

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $133k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🏗️ Platform Engineer

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RTI International

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1958

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

RTI International is an independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition through science-based solutions in climate, education, health, and equity. The institute engages in multidisciplinary research spanning diverse areas such as health care, international development, environmental sciences, and social and economic justice. RTI International collaborates with a wide range of partners including governments, businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations to conduct research and provide technical services. It aims to impact global wellbeing by leveraging expertise in fields such as climate change solutions, education reform, public health, food security, and more. RTI International also emphasizes corporate responsibility, sustainability, and commitment to quality and ethics in its operations.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and support multi-tenant cloud-native platform services using AWS and Kubernetes • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using OpenTofu, Terraform, or similar technologies • Build and support CI/CD and GitOps automation pipelines using GitHub Actions, Flux CD, Helm, and related tools • Configure and maintain platform observability solutions, including logging, monitoring, alerting, telemetry, and operational dashboards • Implement and maintain platform security controls, secrets management, identity integration, and policy enforcement • Evaluate platform performance, availability, scalability, resiliency, and cost optimization opportunities and implement improvements • Support onboarding, lifecycle management, modernization, and continuous improvement of single- and multi-tenant computing platforms • Partner with internal clients to design cloud solutions and platform integrations, including architecture, scope, schedule, and budget planning • Develop platform engineering standards, reference architectures, operational procedures, and technical documentation • Collaborate with security operations, governance, infrastructure, application development, data, and research teams • Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across infrastructure, platform, networking, security, and application layers • Serve as a senior escalation point for complex cloud, platform infrastructure, and security issues • Identify opportunities to automate, modernize, and improve complex technical systems and operational processes • Balance operational stability and service reliability with innovation and continuous improvement initiatives

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field and 12 years of relevant experience; Master’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience; Ph.D. and 6 years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience • 4+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience, including cluster architecture, multi-tenancy, RBAC, scheduling, and autoscaling • Experience with AWS EKS, Azure AKS, OpenShift, or bare metal environments • Deep experience with cloud-native GitOps and CI/CD workflows • Strong knowledge of Kubernetes networking, including CNI, service mesh technologies, ingress controllers, and Network Policy • Strong experience with Helm and/or Kustomize • Experience operating storage solutions, including CSI, EFS, and NetApp Trident • Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki • Experience designing and operating solutions in highly regulated environments, including FISMA Low/Moderate and HIPAA • Strong experience with containerization and modernization of legacy applications and tools • Experience with Layer 4 and Layer 7 load balancers and firewalls • Experience with Kubernetes security and policy engines/controllers, including OPA or similar technologies • Experience with OIDC and SSO authentication flows and systems such as Microsoft Entra ID, Amazon Cognito, and Keycloak • Experience evaluating, troubleshooting, and supporting open-source applications at scale in production environments • Ability to analyze complex technical systems and identify opportunities for automation, modernization, scalability, and operational improvement • Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues across infrastructure, platform, networking, security, and application layers • Ability to design scalable, reliable, secure, and maintainable technology solutions • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and manage competing demands • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills • Demonstrated commitment to operational excellence, service reliability, and customer-focused support • Ability to work independently while contributing to cross-functional teams • Attention to detail, accuracy, and continuous learning • Ability to obtain and maintain security clearances as required by contracts • Demonstration of RTI Values and Lead Forward behaviors

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary • Generous paid time off policy • Merit-based annual increases • Bonus opportunities • Robust recognition program • Competitive insurance plans, including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability • Retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan • Paid parental leave for all parents • Financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments • Financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities • Employee assistance program • Other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance

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