Platform Engineer, Lead

Platform Engineer, Lead

The Opportunity:

Are you looking for an opportunity to leverage your Platform Engineering expertise in a high impact role? Booz Allen is building a next generation end-to-end platform for development, testing, and production workloads to accelerate secure software development. We’re looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to join the team. You’ll help operate a secure, reliable, and highly available Cloud, managed hosting, and developer platform.

You should thrive in a fast-paced environment, be able to translate business and development team requirements into automated platform solutions. You’ll be responsible for working with a Security and Compliance team and Platform Engineers to implement secure infrastructure features, configurations, and automation to create a dynamic platform-as-a-service for development teams.

You should have expertise in Cloud, Cloud and network security, containers and Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. You should have excellent communication skills, be able to work independently while leading others, and be able to work across development teams. You should be able to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Join us as we change software development for the better.

Join us. The world can’t wait.
 

You Have:

• 7+ years of experience with DevOps for Containerized and Kubernetes production systems
• 4+ years of experience with Cloud, such as AWS
• 4+ years of experience with CI/CD and developer workflow automation, such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or AWS CodeStar
• 4+ years of experience with IaC, such as Terraform, AWS CDK, or AWS CloudFormation
• 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes Deployment and GitOps tooling, such as Helm, Flux, or Argo CD
• 3+ years of experience with Cloud and Network Security architecture, such as least privilege and IAM, secrets management, RBAC, or Boundary Protection
• Experience with AWS Organizations, AWS Control Tower, or AWS Landing Zone Accelerator
• Experience leading and mentoring junior Software or DevOps Engineers
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with Istio, Kyverno, Prometheus, Grafana, or Keycloak
• Experience with AWS EC2, S3, SQS, SNS, RDS, DynamoDB, KMS, SSM, ELB, VPC, or Route53
• Experience with vulnerability management and dynamic and static code analysis
• Experience with hardened AMIs and Container Images, such as DoD STIGs and CIS Benchmarks
• Experience with SIEMs, Audit, and Logging
• Experience with APM, such as Datadog, New Relic, or Splunk
• Experience with troubleshooting platform application deployments and configurations
• Bachelors degree

Clearance: 
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.