Platform Engineer

• **Requisition ID:** 5067
• **Standard Title:**
• **Required Security Clearance:** Top Secret/SCI
• **Location:** Bethesda, MD
• **Work Type:** On\-Site
• **Shift:** First
• **Referral Eligibility:** Eligible
• **U.S. Citizenship Required?** Yes

**Position Summary**

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Base\-2 Solutions is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, develop, and optimize Kubernetes platforms supporting enterprise artificial intelligence capabilities for mission customers. The role requires deep expertise in operating systems, hardware, GPUs, and high\-speed networking and is performed 100% on\-site at the customer site in Bethesda, Maryland, at the Intelligence Community Campus.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**

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• Design, configure, and maintain enterprise Kubernetes platforms and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize Kubernetes architecture for performance, efficiency, and feature requirements.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, Salt, Ansible, Bash, Python, or similar frameworks.
• Collaborate with development teams to design and implement secure, automated, and repeatable CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab CI/CD.
• Troubleshoot complex systems issues across cloud, network, and platform layers.
• Maintain technical documentation, architectural specifications, and Linux best practices; support Authority to Operate activities and compliance with federal security standards.

**Required Qualifications**

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• Platform Engineering or Systems Engineering experience meeting an applicable education and experience pathway in the equivalency section.
• Strong expertise with Linux distributions, including RHEL, Ubuntu, Oracle Linux, and Rocky Linux.
• Experience administering Kubernetes clusters, including deploying, scaling, and maintaining containerized workloads.
• Hands\-on experience creating, managing, and troubleshooting Docker containers and container images throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with Kubernetes cluster management and AI/ML workflow orchestration, including Argo, Airflow, and Kubeflow.
• Experience consuming and troubleshooting RESTful APIs for platform integration and automation.
• Excellent problem\-solving skills and the ability to collaborate within a team.
• U.S. citizenship.

**Preferred Qualifications**

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• Experience managing NVIDIA GPU data center platforms, including DGX, HGX, H200, H100, 200, B300, and L40S.
• Experience with NVIDIA enterprise tools such as Base Command Manager, Run:AI, and NVIDIA AI Enterprise.
• Knowledge of enterprise server components, including storage and network controllers, HBAs, and SSDs.
• Familiarity with GPU virtualization and cloud computing.
• Experience developing and deploying infrastructure in AWS.
• Knowledge of distributed resource scheduling systems such as Slurm, LSF, and Open MPI.

**Required Education and Experience Equivalency**

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• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 5\+ years in Platform Engineering or Systems Engineering experience.
• Additional years of Platform Engineering or Systems Engineering experience in lieu of a degree.

**Required Certifications**

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• Candidates must, at a minimum, meet DoD 8570\.11 IAT Level II certification requirements, currently Security\+ CE, CCNA\-Security, GICSP, GSEC, or SSCP, along with an appropriate computing environment (CE) certification. An IAT Level III certification would also be acceptable, including CASP\+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP.

**Required Security Clearance**

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• Active Top Secret/SCI

**Pay \& Benefit Highlights**

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**Compensation**

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• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role\-dependent).

**Health**

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• 100% company\-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA\-compatible plans.
• 100% company\-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company\-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

**Income Protection**

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• 100% company\-paid premiums for short\-term disability.
• 100% company\-paid premiums for long\-term disability.
• 100% company\-paid premiums for accidental death \& dismemberment (AD\&D).
• 100% company\-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000\.

**Retirement**

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• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non\-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre\-tax and Roth options.

**Leave**

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• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.

**Work\-Life Balance**

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• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project\-dependent).

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