Lead Platform Engineering Architect
General Dynamics Information Technology2 days ago
San Antonio, TX, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$147k - $199k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead hybrid cloud and on-premises platform engineering for enterprise applications and services.
- Design, build, configure, integrate, harden, and manage highly available and scalable Kubernetes platform baselines.
- Manage Kubernetes resources, namespaces, pod specifications, Helm charts, orchestration logic, hardened containers, certificates, and operating-system baselines.
- Design and sustain enterprise disaster recovery, backup, business continuity, patching, and update orchestration strategies.
- Define Recovery Point Objectives and Recovery Time Objectives for mission-critical systems and diverse data types.
- Design and operate hybrid cloud and network infrastructure, including routing, switching, SDN, SD-WAN, network segmentation, NAC, and out-of-band management.
- Implement DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure/configuration as code, automated security gates, and platform-level testing.
- Operate System Integration Lab environments, validate patches, and support review and change control boards in a classified SCIF.
- Integrate and operate boundary security systems including next-generation firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- 10–12 years of platform engineering experience; the posting also lists 8+ years of related experience.
- At least 5 years of Kubernetes and container orchestration experience.
- At least 5 years of hybrid cloud architecture experience across AWS, Azure, and on-premises environments.
- Expertise in AWS architecture, multi-cloud/hybrid infrastructure, Kubernetes administration at scale, IaC/CaC, SDN/SD-WAN, and System Integration Lab operations.
- Experience with DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines, Terraform or Ansible, automated security gates, hybrid network engineering, Iron Bank hardened containers, operating-system baselines, virtualization, and boundary security systems.
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
- US citizenship.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Professional certification.
Benefits
- 401(k) with company match.
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, accident, critical illness, and business travel insurance options.
- Paid vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Paid education and certifications, professional growth opportunities, and internal career mobility support.
- Full-flex work weeks where possible; this position is listed as onsite in the San Antonio Region/Lackland AFB area.
- 40 scheduled hours per week and 10–25% travel required.
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About General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) delivers enterprise IT, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, and software engineering services to U.S. federal agencies, including defense and intelligence organizations. It provides contract-based professional and managed services ranging from network operations and unified communications to training and simulation. GDIT is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia.