Junior Platform Engineer – Hybrid

Amentum

. Implement, troubleshoot, and sustain hybrid environments for the Missile Defense Space Enterprise Architecture.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeColorado Springs • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $70,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityDockerKubernetesVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Implement, troubleshoot, and sustain hybrid environments for the Missile Defense Space Enterprise Architecture.
Work with a team that manages the full lifecycle of a secure, air-gapped on-premises infrastructure, with ownership from the physical hardware (compute and storage) up through the hypervisor layer.
Administration, lifecycle management, and security hardening of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 appliance suite.
Work with a team that will design and implement secure, scalable cloud architectures (VCF 9.0, AWS GovCloud, Azure for US Government) for enterprise workloads.
Implement, and sustain Container Platforms such as VKS (Kubernetes v1.35), Docker, and Podman as well as maintain Repositories/Registries.
Work with system engineers to identify and define requirements for new systems/system modifications, developing designs, and implementing and testing solutions.
Conduct daily system monitoring, system backup and restoral, and application upgrades to ensure optimal and continuous system operations.
Be responsible for ensuring system software installations, maintenance, break/fix activities, and cyber security mitigations are performed in accordance with established policies, procedures and service level agreements.
Carrying out high-level activities associated with design and system architecture.
Be able to quickly learn challenging concepts, decompose difficult service problems and provide resolution.
Effectively function as self-starter and identify risks, issues, and opportunities to leadership.
Have excellent presentation, oral and written skills to facilitate effective and efficient interchanges with senior customer management and customers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must have 2, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
Must have 1, or more, years of direct IT experience
Must be familiar with, or have experience with, Cloud engineering experience
Must have experience with enterprise hardware stack (HPE Synergy, HPE Nimble, NetApp ONTAP, etc.)
Must be familiar with Kubernetes and containerization
Must have hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform
Must have an understanding of networking, storage, identity, and DevSecOps pipelines
Must meet DoD 8570 certification requirements (e.g. Sec+) within 60 days of hire
Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance
Have a Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (desired)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off and holidays
Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
Educational reimbursement
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plan
Tax-saving options
Disability and life insurance
Pet insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

VMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesDockerPodmanCloud engineeringNetworkingStorageDevSecOpsSystem monitoringSystem administration

Soft Skills

Self-starterProblem-solvingPresentation skillsOral communicationWritten communicationRisk identificationLeadershipTeam collaborationAdaptabilityCustomer interaction

Certifications

DoD 8570Security+DoD Secret Security Clearance