Platform Engineer
GlobalchannelmanagementColumbia, Maryland, United States
Posted January 5, 2026
87 - 88 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Global Channel Management is a technology‑driven staffing firm that delivers end‑to‑end recruiting, staff augmentation, and service‑management solutions for diverse industries. Leveraging a team of seasoned account managers and recruiters with more than a decade of experience, the company helps clients reduce training and labor costs while securing top talent to meet fluctuating skill requirements. Its service‑management model focuses on identifying expertise gaps, adapting to changing staffing needs, and delivering customized solutions within specified timelines. By combining employment, sourcing, consulting, and project‑management expertise across software, hardware, and technology domains, Global Channel Management uniquely aligns talent acquisition with operational efficiency and cost optimization.
Job Description
Platform Engineer needs 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering or Software Development (Python or Go) and top security clearance is required. The ideal candidate will have experience developing and deploying infrastructure in AWS, knowledge of Linux systems, and proficiency in shell scripting. Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to identify and troubleshoot complex issues are also essential.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering or Software Development (Python or Go)
- Top security clearance
- DoD 8140 / 8570 compliance certifications (Security+)
- Experience developing and deploying infrastructure in AWS
- Experience with Kubernetes (or vendor flavor of Kubernetes)
- Solid understanding of Linux systems, hosts, networks, security, applications, and proficiency in shell scripting (Shell/Bash)
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to identify and troubleshoot complex issues
- Prior experience or familiarity with DISAs Big Data Platform or other Big Data systems (e.g. Clouderas Distribution of Hadoop, Hortonworks Data Platform, MapR, etc..)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Gitlab-CI, Travis-CI, Jenkins, etc.)
- Understanding of agile software development methodologies and use of standard software development tool suites (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Github, Gitlab, etc.)
- Experience with puppet, ansible, maven, virtualization (ovirt, proxmox, vmware, etc)