Platform Engineer

The Amivero Team

Amivero’s team of IT professionals delivers digital services that elevate the federal government, whether national security or improved government services. Our human-centered, data-driven approach is focused on truly understanding the environment and the challenge and reimagining with our customer how outcomes can be achieved.

Our team of technologists leverage modern, agile methods to design and develop equitable, accessible, and innovative data and software services that impact hundreds of millions of people.

As a member of the Amivero team you will use your empathy for a customer’s situation, your passion for service, your energy for solutioning, and your bias towards action to bring modernization to very important, mission-critical, and public service government IT systems.

• Experience supporting DHS USCIS Programs
• US Citizenship Required to obtain Public Trust
• DHS USCIS Public Trust preferred

The Gist…

The Platform Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all technical work complies with policy guidelines across technical, security, and IT domains. This role requires a skilled engineer with deep expertise in a range of technical areas, from Java and CICD to Kubernetes, AWS, and site reliability engineering (SRE). The Platform Engineer will work closely with Infrastructure and Integration teams to ensure they deliver high-quality work aligned with client requirements and industry best practices. This role also requires collaborating with government customers to understand their objectives and contribute to their technical solutions.

• Support technical work to ensure alignment with relevant technical, security, and IT policy guidelines.
• Contribute to project requirements, design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation for system enhancements to meet both functional and business needs.
• Work within Linux-based environments to support application deployment, system configuration, and operational troubleshooting across cloud-hosted infrastructure
• Build and maintain strong rapport with government customers, promoting open communication, collaboration, and a shared understanding of objectives and expectations.
• Collaborate Infrastructure and Integration teams in the application of technical skills across a broad technology stack, including Java, CICD, Kubernetes, and AWS services.
• Utilize tools and methodologies such as alerting and monitoring, infrastructure-application logging, code automation, code quality tools, and secrets management.
• Provide expertise in using Development/Test Tool Suites and Infrastructure Maintenance Operations to enhance technical efficiency and project outcomes.
• Apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to optimize system reliability and minimize downtime, promoting resilience in infrastructure design and deployment.
• Support the Implementation of UXD/IxD development methodologies, ensuring that user experience and interaction design standards are met across all products and services.
• Evaluate emerging technical trends, tools, and frameworks to recommend improvements to infrastructure, architecture, and technical processes, supporting both immediate needs and long-term business goals.
• Contribute to discussions on technical landscape and architecture, fostering an environment that encourages continuous improvement and adaptation to new technologies.
• Document technical processes and systems to maintain accurate, up-to-date records, providing guidance and documentation support as needed to maintain accurate, up-to-date records.
• Support troubleshooting across multiple layers of the stack, from Linux hosts to application services, identifying where failures occur and contributing to resolution
• Contribute to the development of training materials and sessions to enhance team members' technical knowledge and understanding of key tools and processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; a Master’s degree is a plus.
• Minimum of 5-8+ years of experience in platform engineering or related technical roles, preferably within federal or government contracting environments.
• Proven experience with Java, CICD, Kubernetes, GitHub, application monitoring, AWS services, and secrets management.
• Experience working in Linux-based environments (e.g., Amazon Linux, Ubuntu, RHEL) in cloud or containerized architectures
• Strong knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and Infrastructure Maintenance Operations.
• Experience with UXD/IxD development methodologies and infrastructure support for UX/UI-focused systems.
• Demonstrated ability to build rapport with government customers, fostering collaboration and mutual understanding.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a strategic mindset for evaluating technical solutions and infrastructure improvements.

EOE/M/F/VET/DISABLED

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Amivero complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.