Platform Engineer – Kubernetes

Vantor

Platform Engineer focused on Kubernetes and OpenShift to design and maintain scalable platforms. Contributing to development teams through automation and best practices in a mission-driven environment.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeHerndon • Colorado, Montana, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $145,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDockerJenkinsKubernetesOpenShiftOpen SourceTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters across cloud and/or on-prem environments
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support containerized application delivery
Implement infrastructure as code
Monitor platform performance, availability, and security; respond to incidents and optimize systems
Develop and maintain platform tooling, automation, and self-service capabilities
Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to improve platform usability and reliability
Ensure compliance with organizational security and governance standards
Communicate with multidisciplinary SAFe Agile teams and articulate technical concepts and ideas effectively.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI with CI poly (or willingness to obtain a CI poly)
Minimum of 14 years of total professional experience in a technical support role
Demonstrated technical experience with DevSecOps
Demonstrated experience working with Kubernetes in production environments
Demonstrated experience with Red Hat OpenShift
Proficiency in container technologies such as Docker or CRI-O
Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
Open source and custom application deployments and maintenance experience
Capable of working effectively with a geographically distributed ops & development team
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with customers and team in written and oral forums
Willingness to work 90% or as needed in a SCIF environment with some on-call or after-hours onsite support for customer’s mission in either Herndon, VA; Westminster, CO; or St. Louis, MO
Degree or equivalent demonstrated experience in a technical field.

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive total rewards package including a robust 401(k) with company match
mental health resources
student loan repayment assistance
adoption reimbursement
pet insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesOpenShiftCI/CDinfrastructure as codeDockerCRI-ODevSecOpsJenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CI

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingtechnical articulationteamworkadaptabilitycustomer engagementmultidisciplinary collaborationeffective communicationgeographically distributed teamwork

Certifications

TS/SCICI polydegree in technical field