Senior Platform Engineer - Arlington, United States - Shift5

    Shift5
    Shift5 Arlington, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Description
    Shift5 is the observability platform for onboard operational technology (OT).

    We're a rapidly growing scale-up that specializes in cybersecurity, predictive maintenance, and compliance for operational technology (OT) systems across Defense, aerospace, and rail.

    We are a collaborative, passionate, and driven cadre of dynamic, multidisciplinary experts and we're focused on helping our customer's fleets run smarter and safer by accessing and democratizing the volumes of onboard OT data generated by transportation and freight fleets, and defense fleets and weapon systems.

    Come join us.

    Shift5 is seeking a full-time Senior Platform Engineer to join our growing team.

    In this role, you will build and maintain our platform that enables developers to run and test their modern applications in a consistent and reliable environment.

    You will be responsible for creating internal developer tools to streamline workflows as well as producing automated solutions that will provide integration with the platform's diverse cloud infrastructure components.

    To be successful in this position, you should be:

    Optimize CI/CD processes for cloud-native applications, integrating tools for container building, vulnerability scanning, and efficient deployments
    Champion infrastructure automation, orchestration and best practices in cloud security
    Collaborate with software teams to automate product development and QA processes
    Lead the integration of advanced cloud native solutions and services
    Iterate on best practices to increase quality and velocity of deployments
    Support enterprise Cloud Native applications and infrastructure
    Lead incident response and post-mortem analysis
    Implement and manage service meshes, monitoring tools, and logging infrastructure to ensure observability and reliability of cloud-native applications
    Support source code management and developer infrastructure

    Qualifications


    Required:
    BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
    5+ Years of experience in software development
    Ability to work independently in a challenging environment
    Deep and extensive understanding of cloud native architectures, http, tcp/ip, dns
    Deep understanding of Kubernetes, Containers, Cloud Native BuildPacks, Docker
    Extensive knowledge of Linux
    Experience with build/automation systems like Tekton, Terraform, Packer, Ansible
    Experience with one or more of the following languages: Python, Go, C++, Bash/Shell
    Experience with cloud platforms like AWS and Azure
    Proven ability to configure computer hardware such as rackmount servers, Single-Board Computers (SBCs), and IoT devices
    Ability to use git, specifically GitHub, for configuration management.
    Active (or ability to hold/obtain) a US Government Top Secret security clearance
    Be a U.S. citizen with a TS/SCI clearance or be able to hold one.


    Compensation & Benefits:
    Competitive salary and stock options in a fast-growing startup
    Employer-paid medical, dental and vision coverage
    Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions
    401k with employer contributions
    Life Insurance
    Uncapped paid time off policy
    Flexible work & remote work policy
    Tax-deferred public transit benefits with Metro SmartBenefits (DC/MD/VA)


    We are committed to building an inclusive culture of belonging that embraces the diversity of our people and represents the communities in which we work and the customers we serve.

    We know the happiest and highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives and ways of solving problems.

    We strive to attract and retain talent from all backgrounds and create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

    Shift5 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, age, marital status, ancestry, projected veteran status, or any other protected group or class.

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