Platform Engineer (Hybrid) - DevOps/Full-Stack

Responsibilities

• Design, establish, and document a repeatable deployment process and pipeline for delivering the system and its updates across all target networks.
• Modify and troubleshoot system components built with Java Spring (back-end) and Vue.js (front-end) as needed to support deployment, configuration, and environment-specific requirements.
• Diagnose and resolve issues spanning infrastructure, middleware, and application layers during environment standup and stabilization.
• Work closely with the existing DevOps team, software developers, and system engineers to align deployment practices with the broader RAD architecture and operational standards.

Requirements

• Experience developing or modifying applications built with Java / Spring (Spring Boot)
• Experience developing or modifying front-end applications built with Vue.js (or strong experience with a comparable framework such as React or Angular)
• Thorough understanding of Docker and container technology
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployments of distributed web applications (e.g., GitLab CI/CD)
• Linux administration experience
• Experience with Git

Preferred

• Experience deploying applications across multiple isolated or classified network environments
• AWS experience, including cloud-native architecture and deployment

Description

Captivation Software has an immediate need for need for a Platform Engineer to support the project and lead the deployment of the production system across three network environments. This is a hybrid role for a versatile, jack-of-all-trades engineer who is equally comfortable deploying and operating containerized systems via Kubernetes and diving into application code to modify system components. The ideal candidate thrives on ownership, working across the full stack and the full deployment lifecycle to stand up new production environments.

Multi-Network Deployment

Deploy the RAD system to three different network environments via Kubernetes, adapting configurations to the constraints of each network.

Security Clearance

Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Master’s degree can be substituted for two (2) years experience

Required Skills

Hands-on experience deploying and managing containerized applications with Kubernetes

Terraform scripting and VM provisioning

• Ansible scripting and development
• Python scripting and development

Familiarity with Elasticsearch, NiFi, or MongoDB

• Familiarity with domain knowledge surrounding government agency reporting and dissemination policies
• This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.

Benefits

• Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)
• Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)

Above Market Hourly Rates

$3,600 HSA Contribution

6 Weeks Paid Time Off

Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D