Platform Architect

Platform Architect
Location: Langley Air Force Base, Norfolk VA
Work Type: Onsite - Open to Part time

Job Description:

• Build balanced customer platform product teams delivering Platform as a capability within their organization
• Create and implement infrastructure architectures for Pivotal Cloud Foundry deployments
• Establish continuous delivery pipelines for deployment of Pivotal Cloud Foundry and related products in a customer s infrastructure
• Design and implement continuous integration and continuous delivery processes to deliver customer apps to production, fostering a culture of continuous process improvement

• Provide operational assistance and guidance for Pivotal Cloud Foundry including; monitoring, management, disaster recovery, security compliance/auditing, networking, storage, service brokers and build packs
• Work with customer platform teams to establish Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs), and Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) for their offerings, along with associated monitoring
• Work with customer platform engineers to minimize and automate toil
• Continuously learn and be at the leading edge of Pivotal and industry trends Ultimately, you will become an agent of change within customer organizations.

• You have experience in release management or production operations
• You have been a part of or led agile development teams
• You have worked with Concourse, Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity or other Continuous Integration tools
• You have a development or DevOps automation background (infrastructure is code)
• You are experienced in VMware vSphere / ESXi / ESX
• You have expert knowledge of networking and related technologies (e.g. load balancing / DNS / SSL / firewalls / NAT / SDN)
• You have expert knowledge of Linux / Unix systems
• You are experienced in using git
• Experience with production systems and dealing with production issues
• A clear understanding of cloud service and deployment models

• OpenStack, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud experience
• Experience with Chef, Puppet, BOSH, or related automation / orchestration tools
• Experience with a platform as a service product such as Cloud Foundry, Heroku, Elastic Beanstalk, or similar
• Some experience working with DNS, NTP, SAML, oAuth 2, Active Directory
• Solid understanding of systems monitoring, alerting and analytics (NewRelic, AppDynamics, Cacti, Graphite, Logstash, Nagios, Ganglia, Splunk, vROPS, Datadog, etc.)
• A background in Windows deployment, automation, and related technologies
• Experience with database (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MSSQL) and messaging middleware technologies (e.g. RabbitMQ)

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Requires Secret security clearance and Security + certification
Salary Range: $80-120 hourly (Compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, skills, education, certifications, seniority, and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.)
Benefits: Gridiron offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), disability & ADD insurance, life and pet insurance to eligible employees. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Gridiron s benefits programs.

Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity 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.

Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that supports our clients' missions throughout the United States. Gridiron IT specializes in providing comprehensive IT services tailored to meet the needs of federal agencies. Our capabilities include IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Software Integration & Development, Data Solution & AI, and Enterprise Applications. These capabilities are backed by Gridiron IT's experienced workforce and our commitment to ensuring we meet and exceed our clients' expectations