Platform Operations Engineer

ABSC (Absolute Business Solutions Corp.)

Platform Operations Engineer joining a high-impact team at ABSC tackling complex intelligence and defense challenges. Focusing on system reliability and microservices performance in Bethesda, MD with a flexible work schedule.

Posted 8/2/2026full-timeBethesda • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $110,000 - $225,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in ensuring the reliability and performance of containerized microservices platforms, with a strong focus on incident response, monitoring, and observability. Proficient in cross-functional collaboration and execution within large-scale production environments.

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KubernetesCloud Services (AWS)Incident ResponseDoD 8570.01 M IAT Level II+ CertificationMonitoring Tools

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Hard Skills

Systems EngineeringPerformance MetricsCapacity PlanningRoot Cause AnalysisTroubleshootingLinuxContainerized EnvironmentsElasticsearchPostgreSQLGitLab Pipelines

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCross-Functional CoordinationAbility to Perform Under Pressure

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesAWSElasticsearchPostgreSQLLogstashKibanaKeycloak

Certifications & Qualifications

Active TS/SCI ClearanceDoD 8570.01 M IAT Level II+ CertificationPrivileged User Account (PUA) Certification

Industry Keywords

MicroservicesBig DataProduction SystemsMonitoring & ObservabilityIncident Response

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudElasticSearchKubernetesLinuxLogstashMicroservicesPostgresTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of a full stack, containerized microservices platform
Partner with multidisciplinary team of systems engineers, developers, integrators, and system administrators
System Reliability & Performance ensuring uptime, performance, and capacity planning for a large scale big data production platform
Monitoring & Observability leveraging monitoring tools to proactively detect and resolve issues
Incident Response leading triage, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and post incident reviews
Defining and tracking reliability metrics
Participating in release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and cross team coordination

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience; 6+ years with a Masters; additional experience may substitute for a degree
Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph
At least one DoD 8570.01 M IAT Level II+ certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA Security, SSCP, CISSP (or Associate))
Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification
Experience with Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, Linux, and containerized environments
Experience supporting enterprise scale production systems
Experience with cloud services (preferably AWS) and cloud infrastructure
Familiarity with Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Logstash, Kibana, and Keycloak
Demonstrated success in cross functional coordination and execution
Strong communication skills and the ability to perform under pressure during incidents

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous PTO plus 11 Federal Holidays
Retirement Planning 401k Fully Vested with Match
Annual Health and Wellness Allowance buy an Apple Watch, a treadmill, or hit the gym on us
Career Development Annual Funds to spend on Education and Training
Volunteer Time Off Annually, all employees can spend 8 hours directly supporting a charity of choice
Charitable Match ABSC matches an employees donation to a qualifying charity
Referral Program We pay for internal and external referrals!
LOV Awards Earn bonus awards throughout the year from our Living Our Values awards program