Junior Hybrid Platform Engineer IRES - SSFB

Position Title: Junior Hybrid Platform Engineer

Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO

Relocation Assistance: None available at this time

Remote/Telework: NO

Clearance Type: DoD Secret

Shift: Day shift

Travel Required: Up to 10% of the time

Description of Duties:

Join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of missile defense! As a Junior Hybrid Platform Engineer supporting the Missile Defense Space Enterprise Architecture (MDSEA) organization within the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract, you will be at the forefront in the development and implementation of innovative solutions for critical elements supporting advanced sensing capabilities. You will be instrumental in ensuring efficient, sustainable, and secure command and control of our nation's space-based defense capabilities. This is an opportunity to make a tangible difference in a mission-critical environment.

Who We're Looking For:

We are seeking a highly motivated, independent, and results-oriented Junior Platform Engineer who thrives in a dynamic and challenging environment. If you can work with a team of highly technical individuals, take constructive feedback, learn quicky, and possess a strong desire to contribute to the success of our mission, here is your chance. We are seeking a problem-solver with exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills, eager to learn and contribute within a collaborative team. If you are passionate about leveraging your technical expertise to enhance our nation's security, consider this position.

Responsibilities:

• Implement, troubleshoot, and sustain hybrid environments for the Missile Defense Space Enterprise Architecture.
• Work with a team that manages the full lifecycle of a secure, air-gapped on-premises infrastructure, with ownership from the physical hardware (compute and storage) up through the hypervisor layer.
• Administration, lifecycle management, and security hardening of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 appliance suite.
• Work with a team that will design and implement secure, scalable cloud architectures (VCF 9.0, AWS GovCloud, Azure for US Government) for enterprise workloads.
• Implement, and sustain Container Platforms such as VKS (Kubernetes v1.35), Docker, and Podman as well as maintain Repositories/Registries.
• Work with system engineers to identify and define requirements for new systems/system modifications, developing designs, and implementing and testing solutions.
• Conduct daily system monitoring, system backup and restoral, and application upgrades to ensure optimal and continuous system operations.
• Be responsible for ensuring system software installations, maintenance, break/fix activities, and cyber security mitigations are performed in accordance with established policies, procedures and service level agreements.
• Carrying out high-level activities associated with design and system architecture.
• Be able to quickly learn challenging concepts, decompose difficult service problems and provide resolution.
• Effectively function as self-starter and identify risks, issues, and opportunities to leadership.
• Have excellent presentation, oral and written skills to facilitate effective and efficient interchanges with senior customer management and customers.

The successful candidate will:

• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position. The selected candidate may be assigned as an employee for one of our teammate companies.

Basic Requirements:

• Must have 2, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
  • May be reduced with completion of advanced education
• Must have 1, or more, years of direct IT experience
• Must be familiar with, or have experience with, Cloud engineering experience
• Must have experience with enterprise hardware stack (HPE Synergy, HPE Nimble, NetApp ONTAP, etc.)
• Must be familiar with Kubernetes and containerization
• Must have hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform
• Must have an Understanding of networking, storage, identity, and DevSecOps pipelines
• Must meet DoD 8570 certification requirements (e.g. Sec+) within 60 days of hire
• Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance

Desired Requirements:

• Have a Bachelor's degree, or higher, in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
• Have experience working within the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) or other Department of Defense (DoD) organizations.
• Have experience with continuous delivery tools (VCFA Blueprints, GitLab, ArgoCD, etc.)
• Have experience with automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, HELM, Bash, etc.)
• Have experience designing hybrid and multi-cloud solutions
• Be able to logically decompose complex mission systems into manageable components.
• Have a track record of effectively troubleshooting and applying critical thinking skills to resolve IT system dependencies, impacts, and sustainability challenges.
• Have experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) or Federal cloud initiatives
• Have experience working in an agile environment
• Have experience administering a Red Hat Linux environment (RHEL 9.x)

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.

Compensation Details:
$70,000 - $110,000

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:
05/06/2026 - 05/15/2026
Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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