Platform Engineer II

Agile Defense

Platform Engineer II managing lab and demo environments at Agile Defense. Maintaining Kubernetes deployments and CI/CD workflows for operational readiness.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeMcLean • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDNSDockerFirewallsJenkinsKubernetesLinuxPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own day-to-day operations, readiness, and reliability of lab and demo environments.
Maintain and support Kubernetes and containerized application deployments.
Support on-prem lab infrastructure, virtualization platforms, virtual machines, and related network/storage dependencies.
Support development teams by creating reusable deployment patterns, templates, documentation, and runbooks.
Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD workflows using tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
Troubleshoot issues across Linux systems, virtual machines, containers, Kubernetes resources, networking, DNS, TLS, ingress, and application runtime environments.
Manage and support artifact repository workflows using tools such as Nexus or Artifactory.
Maintain deployment documentation, environment standards, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
Help ensure customer demos, training environments, and prototype deployments are stable, prepared, and repeatable.
Automate environment setup, validation checks, deployment steps, and routine operational tasks using Bash, Python, or similar scripting tools.
Contribute to platform and deployment design discussions by recommending practical improvements and helping turn architecture direction into repeatable implementation patterns.
Support basic security and compliance activities, including patching, vulnerability remediation, secrets management, TLS/certificate management, RBAC, least privilege, and secure configuration practices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
4–6 years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, systems engineering, cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a related technical role.
Hands-on Linux administration and troubleshooting experience.
Experience working with containers and Docker.
Kubernetes user-level experience, including deploying applications, reviewing pods/logs/events, and working with services, ingress, namespaces, config maps, and basic Helm usage.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar tools.
Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure concepts, preferably with AWS and/or Azure.
Experience supporting lab, development, or demo environments using virtualization or on-prem infrastructure.
Understanding of networking fundamentals, including DNS, TLS, ingress, routing, firewalls, and basic connectivity troubleshooting.
Experience writing Bash, Python, or similar scripts to automate repeatable platform, deployment, or operational tasks.
Experience with artifact repositories such as Nexus or Artifactory.
Ability to work in ambiguous environments, identify practical next steps, and drive tasks to completion.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining reliable, documented environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesLinux administrationDockerCI/CDJenkinsGitHub ActionsInfrastructure as CodeTerraformBashPython

Soft Skills

attention to detailproblem-solvingcommunicationadaptabilityorganizational skills

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Information TechnologyBachelor’s degree in Engineering