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We are looking for a Platform Engineer (Senior) to join our visible technical program driving the Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) cloud platform that supports collection, management and analysis of digital engineering information in an architecture that provides seamless digital thread and enables tool interoperability, including data structures suitable for AI applications. This program delivers engineering services for Linux and Windows cloud-based infrastructure as well as sophisticated enterprise computing infrastructure including end-point devices, Cloud services, virtualized applications, and storage systems. Enterprise Computing Engineering services include modern application technology including containerized solutions with orchestrated workflows. Our platform uses a mix of Open Source, Government-off-the-Shelf (GOTS) and Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) software and targets cloud-native constructs. The environment offers a secure-by-default configuration, implementing an Infrastructure-as-Code approach, and governance policies. We follow a mostly Agile workflow and adhere to DevSecOps principles. We value fast iteration and a customer-oriented approach while being mindful about security. This is a fast paced, challenging, and career rewarding experience to recruit and develop top talent and solutions on one of the most complex and high-profile programs within the government customer community.
Responsibilities:
Provide IT technical services and technical expertise in systems, technical infrastructure, tools, modeling, external interfaces, and other technical areas
Deploy and maintain infrastructure in a cloud-based environment
Manage networking, including ingress/egress for service routing and zero-trust access
Work with internal engineering resources as well as customer end-users to design and enhance the user interfaces for supported applications, maintaining responsive designs that accommodate challenging technical and functional requirements
Create and maintain automated unit test cases meeting the required code coverage thresholds
Support operations functions, including root cause identification, remediation and documentation (e.g., user guides, how to guides, infrastructure diagrams)
Work closely with clients and cross-functional departments on technical issues including software system troubleshooting and maintenance and to communicate project statuses
Integrate platform components and operators; implement the deployment and monitoring for these following IaC, CaC and DevSecOps principles
Monitor system performance
Test new features and services and fix bugs
Develop mature solutions for monitoring and reporting using tools like Prometheus, Grafana and Splunk
Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for DBs, Servers, and applications using DevSecOps tools to include Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Foreman, GitLab, Selenium
Configure IdAM, Active Directory, LDAP resources
Prepare technical presentations for government and senior leadership
Work effectively in a group environment
Work across infrastructure that contains both Linux and Windows
Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical, management and customer both written and verbally
Utilize robust troubleshooting skills
Instill and apply solid engineering rigor, to include configuration management, testing
Develop/engineer as part of an Agile scrum team
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Required Education, Experience, & Skills
We are actively seeking candidates with a minimum of 10 years' relevant experience. Bachelors or Masters degree in a STEM field is required. Specific skills include the following:
At a minimum, meet DoDD 8570 requirements (Security+ CE Certification)
Expertise working with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), test automation, automated deployments, and / or DevSecOps on iterative development projects
Solid ability to demonstrate solid engineering rigor
Experience architecting and developing software/infrastructure for scalable, secure, and distributed systems on Single- or Multi-cloud environments (prefer AWS, but will consider Azure)
Strong background in Kubernetes and cloud-native security
Experience working with relational and/or non-relational databases e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch etc.
Experience architecting or integrating with workflow, case or ticketing, or automation platforms such as ServiceNow or custom-built systems
Experience designing APIs such as REST or GraphQL and event-driven systems
Experience integrating complex systems using APIs, message queues, streaming platforms, and ETL pipelines
Demonstrated experience with system testing and validation
Expert troubleshooting and solutioning skills
Experience with Elasticsearch for search and analytics
Experience with Cloud architecture and system design
Experience developing cross domain capabilities
Strong documentation skills
Familiar with Agile Methodologies
Ability to accurately decompose tasks for Jira stories
Developing integration interfaces using Python, PowerShell, and Groovy
Experience and comfort with basic DevOps Tooling (Foreman, Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab)
Familiarity with Containerized Development environments (Rancher, Kubernetes)
Expertise with automated testing tools (Selenium) and experience developing automated test plans for both security and functional requirements
Knowledge of IDAM requirements and technologies including Active Directory, SAML, OpenLDAP, OAuth 2.0, and/or OIDC
Familiarity with customer system security requirements and processes
Preparation and maintenance of system components
Experience with API Gateways, catalogs
Experience with DevOps testing
Understanding of Active Directory
Written and verbal communication skills; ability to clearly and succinctly describe complex issues
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
Experience with Cloud solution optimization
Experience configuring and instrumenting visualization tools (Grafana, Splunk)
Experience configuring and instrumenting tools providing end to end visibility, monitoring, and analytics
Experience with ServiceNow
Other Cloud experience (Azure, Google, Oracle, IBM)
Integration of virtualized applications and application streaming or layering techniques
Assist with leading and overseeing a total system perspective including technical understanding of relationships, dependencies and requirements of cloud services, infrastructure and security domains
SharePoint admin experience
IBM Enterprise Lifcycle Management experience
TeamWork Cloud/Cameo experience
Tableau experience
Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $130355 - $221603
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics. About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but its what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a teammaking a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, youll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we dofrom intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
