Platform Engineer na Logistics Management Institute

LMI is seeking a Platform Engineer with a minimum of 5 years of experience supporting Army enterprise solutions.

LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed.

Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.

• Design, deploy, and manage the logical infrastructure that applications will run on (Platform as a Service – PaaS).
• Ensure all new software functions smoothly across various programs and platforms, including mobile systems.
• Automate the testing, deployment and configuration management processes.
• Maintain the underlying infrastructure including hardware, software, and storage resources to ensure the infrastructure’s reliability, scalability, and security. 
• Maintain the overall health and stability of the PaaS and the applications that run on it.
• Configure and deploy containerized applications using Docker & Kubernetes.
• Write original code and update existing code, ensuring that all code meets program requirements.
• Perform intensive testing of all new and existing programs to ensure they are free of errors and function as intended.
• Update and debug existing systems to ensure a smooth user experience and a uniform look across a variety of platforms.
• Optimize new and existing programs for mobile use, including smartphones and tablets.

• Minimum of 5 year’s experience planning, analyzing, designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining Army software applications.
• Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience architecting and developing software/infrastructure for scalable, secure, and distributed systems on Hybrid or Multi-cloud environments.
• Experience using GitLab for CI/CD and automated deployments.
• Experience with IAC and automation scripts.
• Experience with rudimentary APIs or automation scripts to interact with existing APIs.
• Competency with at least one software development programming languages (Python, Java, GO).
• Strong familiarity using Linux toolsets to support and analyze network related topics and issues.
• Demonstrated experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Experience with AWS EKS.
• Experience managing, administrating, configuring, deploying, and maintaining environments and system integration tools, including Kubernetes, Rancher, Helm, & Grafana.
• Knowledge of systems monitoring, alerting and analytics at the container level with APM or other tools, including Splunk, ELK, and Prometheus.
• Knowledge of IDAM requirements and technologies including Active Directory, SAML, OpenLDAP, hardware tokens, OAuth 2.0, and/or OIDC.
• COMPTIA Sec+ or equivalent.
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) or Certified Kubernetes Administrator certification.
  
• Previous government technology experience.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and working with Agile teams.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Knowledge of the Army software development process and its technologies.
• Previous experience obtaining an ATO for a PaaS.
• Experience and/or understanding of DoD processes, business systems, and command and control policies and procedures.
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Developer Associate certification.
• Active DoD Clearance.

Target salary range: $150,000 - 205,000

Disclaimer:

The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.