Junior Platform Engineer

Are you passionate about building modern enterprise platforms that enable engineering teams to deliver software faster, more securely, and at scale? We're partnering with a leading aerospace manufacturer that is modernizing its infrastructure by investing in cloud-native platform engineering, container orchestration, and automation. This is an opportunity to help build and manage the core platform that supports mission-critical applications used across global aerospace programs.

About the Role

As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the organization's Kubernetes/OpenShift platform. You'll partner closely with infrastructure, security, and application development teams to deliver a scalable, secure, and highly available container platform while driving automation and infrastructure modernization. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on platform reliability, container orchestration, infrastructure automation, and enabling development teams through self-service platform capabilities.

Security Clearance Requirement

• Due to the nature of this position and the programs supported, candidates must be U.S. Citizens and Only U.S. Citizens will be considered.
• Candidates local to the Dallas area are preferred, as an onsite interview is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, administer, and enhance enterprise Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms.
• Build and maintain a secure, scalable, and highly available container platform for development teams.
• Deploy, configure, and manage Red Hat OpenShift clusters across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Automate platform provisioning, upgrades, patching, and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Develop CI/CD platform capabilities to support containerized application deployments.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Networking, and Software Engineering teams to improve developer productivity.
• Monitor platform health, performance, availability, and capacity while proactively resolving issues.
• Implement platform security, RBAC, networking, storage, and compliance best practices.
• Drive platform standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support enterprise cloud infrastructure and hybrid cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Kubernetes Administration, Cloud Infrastructure, or DevOps Engineering.
• Hands-on experience administering Red Hat OpenShift in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, networking, storage, and container orchestration.
• Experience building and supporting developer platforms and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Experience with Git-based workflows and Infrastructure as Code.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience working in regulated, manufacturing, or aerospace environments is a plus.

Required Skills

• Red Hat OpenShift (primary focus)
• Kubernetes Administration