Sr. Platform Engineer

The Marlin Alliance, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Platform Engineer in San Diego, CA. The successful candidate will play a critical role in operationalizing AI for next-generation naval platforms and systems. You’ll focus on building and managing secure, scalable cloud-based environments to support advanced analytics, AI/ML workloads, and autonomous systems. This position involves hands-on engineering with cutting-edge technologies, close collaboration with cross-functional teams, and direct support of mission-critical DoD capabilities. Your work will directly enhance the warfighter’s ability to execute distributed maritime operations and maintain tactical superiority.

Established in 2002, The Marlin Alliance is seeking to hire highly skilled individuals to support mission critical projects within the Navy. We are looking for motivated individuals to lead and support digital transformation, data science and analytics, and automation projects for variety of Navy clients. Individuals must be able to function in a fast-paced work environment and able to adapt quickly to rapidly changing requirements and technologies. Using your comprehensive knowledge of various technologies, you will design, develop, and implement solutions to support Navy mission owners in their digital transformation journey.

Citizenship and Clearance requirements:

US Citizenship
Active TS SCI security clearance

Location:

On-site
San Diego, CA, NAVWAR

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure within AWS GovCloud environments.
• Configure and manage container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and OpenShift.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
• Support secure data flow across multiple systems, ensuring compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards and STIG requirements.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to streamline deployment pipelines and container management.
• Optimize cloud resources for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues within cloud, networking, and containerized environments.
• Partner with AI/ML engineers and software developers to deploy and integrate advanced analytics platforms and tools.
• Maintain detailed technical documentation to support system operations and compliance.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and team members.

Required Skills and Experience:

• At least 10 years' experience working as a cloud engineer, cloud administrator, cloud architecture, DevOps engineer, IT Specialist, platform engineer, site reliability engineer, release engineer, systems administrator, systems engineer, or similar role.
• AWS Gov Cloud
• Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Cloud-based networking
• VPCs, Subnets, Routing Tables, Security Groups, Route 53
• RHEL Linux Administration
• Relational Database Service - RDS
• PostGres
• Secure Storage Service - S3
• Elastic Search
• IaC
• Extensive Ansible scripting experience
• IaC tooling such as Terraform or Cloud Formation
• Linux STIG remediation experience
• DevSecOps
• Docker basics
• Ability to troubleshoot a running container
• Some proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation tasks
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a team environment
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Familiarity with cybersecurity principles and platform security best practices
• Advanced networking knowledge including TCP/IP, TLS, etc.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• OpenShift or Kubernetes
• Airflow
• Kafka
• RabbitMQ
• Apache
• Kibana
• Adapting open-source products to work with GovCloud
• Domino Data Labs
• Tobias
• Fiddler
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools such as CloudWatch or Grafana
• Experience supporting government or military organizations

Education and Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related STEM field (Master’s preferred).
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or Security+ strongly preferred.
• Job Classification:

Associate II
$110,000 - $180,000

Disclaimer:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities