Platform Engineer (Containers Middleware)

Position is contingent upon contract award and funding.

Entarian is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer (Containers / Middleware)to design deploy and manage container platforms and middleware services that support enterprise applications. This role ensures reliable scalable and secure platform operations across onprem and cloud environments. This role partners closely with systems engineers software developers cybersecurity personnel DevSecOps teams and government stakeholders to design cloud environments that support mission operations across hybrid and cloud-native infrastructures.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience supporting large-scale technical environments involving cloud platforms space systems mission operations communications networks enterprise IT or classified government systems.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design build and maintain enterprise container platforms (Kubernetes OpenShift AKS/EKS/GKE).
• Deploy configure and support middleware technologies such as application servers messaging platforms API gateways and service meshes.
• Implement automation for platform provisioning scaling monitoring and life-cyclemanagement.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and GitOps work-flowsfor application deployment.
• Ensure platform security including access controls patching secrets management and compliance.
• Optimize cluster performance resource utilization and high availability configurations.
• Troubleshoot container orchestration and middleware issues across build and runtime environments.
• Collaborate with development operations security and cloud teams to deliver stable and efficient platforms.
• Maintain documentation for architectures standards deployment patterns and support procedures.

Salary range: $120000.00 - $150000.00

• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
• Bachelors degree in information technologycomputerscienceengineering or related technical discipline.(Equivalent experience may be considered.)
• Minimum five (5) years of handson experience with container platforms (Kubernetes OpenShift Docker).
• Strong understanding of middleware tools such as WebLogic JBoss Kafka NGINX RabbitMQ or Istio.
• Proficiency in scripting/automation (Bash PowerShell Python).
• Experience with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab Argo CD Tekton).
• Familiarity with cloud services (Azure AWS or GCP) and hybrid integration patterns.
• Knowledge of infrastructureascode (Terraform Helm YAML Ansible).
• Experience with monitoring and observability (Prometheus Grafana ELK Splunk).
• Good technical communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Word Power-Point Excel Project and Outlook.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% to support customer locations mission partner engagements and operational activities.

• Experience with service mesh architectures API gateways or microservices platforms.
• Knowledge of security best practices for containerized workloads.
• Certification in Kubernetes or relevant cloud technologies.
• Experience with multicluster and multitenant environments.

Formed through the strategic union of Sev1Tech and ERT Entarian is a premier provider of mission-critical engineering and technology solutions. Founded on a legacy of excellence dating back to 1993 Entarian is a product of an evolved and fully diversified engineering and federal technology leader. From deep space to defense and civilian missions Entarian delivers secure mission-aligned digital solutions that drive national resilience and operational effectiveness. We dont just support modernization; we define it.

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Entarian is anEqual Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veteran status or disability status.