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Platform Engineer / Linux- Aurora, CO - CI Poly Information Technology

SOC LLC
United States, Colorado, Aurora
Jun 13, 2025
Principal Platform Engineer needed for contract to hire role in Aurora, CO Must have an active TS TS/SCI with CI poly Job Summary:* Seeking a Principal Platform Engineer / Linux with well-rounded Linux Infrastructure Engineering expertise to join an agile product team. The Ideal candidate will have experience in both traditional infrastructure design; provisioning of platform, storage, and networking resources for existing on-premise infrastructure hardware that ideally also has experience in emerging DevOps/DevSecOps & Modernized technologies. The Principal Platform Engineer would be engaged in the design and implementation of the system updates and upgrades with Focus on the Linux Server / Linux OS expertise and will interface both with the Program's Sr. Management and the Customer for Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs) as required. The Principal Platform Engineer / Linux would be involved with development, implementation of traditional compute/network/storage systems and related deployments, as well as support improving the program platform's over-arching design through new emerging technologies. This includes existing operating systems and existing server hardware designs, as well as supporting the design and development of new modernized system architectures. Day-to-Day: You will leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to develop and communicate implementation, of infrastructure solutions. You will maintain existing systems through Linux Based Tools and manage the COTS stack on the system to support program needs. You will assist to train up other Jr engineers to support the Program / team as needed to support program Operations. You will assist with integration of the selected platform provisioning tool such as VMWare. You will be the focal point for the equipment room (lab) to ensure that all compute network and storage resources are properly allocated and maintained for the program's use. You will ensure that the COTS stack and versioning is consistent across the platform; and will work with the team to make updates as necessary. You will travel to customer sites to assist in system updates and deliveries when necessary. Must Haves: Typically requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Physics and 8+ years of related work experience Experience with Agile Development Methodologies (E.g. scrum, SAFe) Experience with VMware Experience with programming languages (E.g. Python, Java, Ruby, Bash, C++, C#, Go) Current TS/SCI / CI Poly issued security clearance is required day 1. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Leg Up on the Competition: Experience with Linux LDAP for creating Linux based accounts and managing roles and permissions Experience with Linux Bash scripting for task automation and management of existing scripts Experience with modernization technologies such as Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher etc. Good understanding of Agile Development processes Notional experience with Windows & Windows Server OS General / Notional Experience in Networks; SAN/NAS designs and implementation Cisco IOS / Fiber Switch Familiarity Cisco Server Hardware / ILO Remote Management Sun Microsystems Server Management Employment Pre-requisites The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation, and drug urinalysis. SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. #DZFED #INDSOC Estimated Min Rate: $63.00 Estimated Max Rate: $90.00