DevOps Platform Engineer (AWS)

Peraton is seeking a DevOps Platform Engineer (AWS) to become a valued member of a dynamic and collaborative team of Platform Engineers dedicated to supporting and enhancing application development efforts for our United States Space Force customer on the SWAFS program.

The DevOps Platform Engineer will build and operate the cloud and automation platforms that enable developers to securely self-serve infrastructure ship software faster and run reliable scalable applications through CI/CD IaC and cloud-native tooling.

The successful candidate will have a strong working background in developing and operating cloud-based infrastructure for Government clients. They will also have experience deploying and debugging systems administration container management and orchestration scripting & automation skills and fundamental understanding of DevSecOps concepts.

The candidate must be located in Colorado Springs CO. The candidate will be required to be in the office several days a week; however schedules are flexible and some remote work is possible.

What youll do:

The DevOps Platform Engineer will be responsible for the following but not limited to:

• Build and operate the internal cloud platform (CI/CD IaC Kubernetes and automation) that enables secure self-service infrastructure for developers.
• Improve developer velocity and reliability by standardizing pipelines guardrails monitoring and release workflows.
• Ensure platform security scalability and cost efficiency across environments through automation observability and continuous optimization.

Required Qualifications:

• Associates degree and 10 years of relevant experience; OR bachelors degree and 8 years of of relevant experience; OR a masters degree and 6 years of relevant experience. Additional four (4) years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum ofTop Secretclearance with SCI eligibility. Contract requires TS/SCI. The candidate mustmaintainthe clearance
• Demonstrable experience using AWS; experience in AWS GovCloud preferred.
• Demonstrable experience using declarative infrastructure as code development and deployment such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Experienceusing Kubernetes and management of Docker containers
• Experience of using GitLab for CI/CD.
• Strong scripting experience with Python.
• Experience using REST APIs.
• Experience working in teams using Agile methodologies including Scrum or Kanban.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of version control and using Git.
• Solid understanding of continuous integration concepts.
• Ability to produce concise and clear technical documentation.

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participatein an attractive bonus plan

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.