Dark Wolf Solutions
Senior Platform Engineer
$155K–$185K
Herndon, VA/Hybrid +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 20, 2026
- Location
- Herndon, VA/Hybrid
Herndon, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 8+ years with commercial cloud service providers, including at least 2 years of specific experience in cARMY, Cloud One, or Platform One at IL6.
- Education
- B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related discipline (or relevant experience in lieu of a degree).
- Visa sponsorship
- US Citizenship required.
About the job
Designs, deploys, and maintains secure, scalable cloud and Kubernetes platforms and DevSecOps services for mission applications.
What you'll do
- Deploy and maintain Kubernetes platform services, integrating them with enterprise services and organizational security requirements.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code, secure automation, monitoring, system hardening, and configuration management.
- Deploy and maintain CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments and improve deployment practices.
What they ask for
- 8+ years working with commercial cloud service providers, including at least 2 years in cARMY, Cloud One, or Platform One at IL6.
- Experience architecting and maintaining Kubernetes or Docker platform services and integrating cloud platform services within Kubernetes.
- Experience implementing Terraform IaC for DISA STIG compliance and baseline configuration management; experience with DevSecOps tools and CI/CD pipelines.
- B.A. or B.S. in a related discipline or relevant experience in lieu of a degree; DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification; US Citizenship and active DoD Secret clearance or higher.
Nice to have
- Experience with Oracle and PostgreSQL DBMS.
- Experience with Platform One’s Big Bang, DHA, DoD FedRAMP-authorized clouds, AWS services, Rancher RKE2, RMF, DISA security products, service mesh, or identity management.
Pay
USD 155,000.00 -$185,000.00 estimated compensation for the senior level role; the posting does not specify whether this is base salary or total pay.
Tools
Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, GitLab CI, Artifactory
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