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Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters-where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.\nTo be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status.\n\nExport Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).\nPlease review the job details below.\nThis position requires an active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level.\nUnlock the future with Vantor! Join a platform team supporting multi-site Red Hat OpenShift clusters and NetApp-backed storage services. You will help operate and improve platform reliability, lifecycle management, automation, security, and recovery capabilities while partnering with storage, network, security, and development teams. The role supports mission-critical workloads in a secure or disconnected environment.\nResponsibilities:\nDesign, deploy, and manage Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters across on-premise and hybrid cloud environments\nBuild and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support containerized application delivery \nImplement infrastructure as code\nMonitor platform performance, availability, and security; respond to incidents and optimize systems \nDevelop and maintain platform tooling, automation, and self-service capabilities \nCollaborate with development, security, and operations teams to improve platform usability and reliability \nEnsure compliance with organizational security and governance standards\nCommunicate with multidisciplinary SAFe Agile teams and articulate technical concepts and ideas effectively.\nMinimum Qualifications:\nMust be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI with a CI poly clearance (or ability to obtain a CI poly)\nBachelor's degree in a relevant field with 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, systems administration, DevOps, infrastructure, or a related technical field. Equivalent experience will be considered. Additional years of experience commiserate in lieu of a degree.\nProduction experience operating Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. \nExperience supporting production OpenShift environments, including several of the following: cluster lifecycle management, upgrades, Operators, node pools, ingress, registries, and troubleshooting.\nInfrastructure automation using Ansible, Terraform, scripting, or GitOps.\nExperience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Argo CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)\nMonitoring, alerting, incident response, capacity management, and operational runbook development.\nCapable of working effectively with geographically distributed operations and development teams \nDemonstrated ability to communicate effectively with customers and teams in written and oral forums\nWillingness to work 90% or as needed in a SCIF environment with some on-call or after-hours onsite support for customer’s mission\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience integrating OpenShift with enterprise storage. Familiarity with NetApp ONTAP, Astra Trident, NFS, iSCSI, or CSI-based storage is a plus.\nSecurity hardening and compliance in restricted, disconnected, or classified environments. \nStrong scripting or programming skills (e.g., Python, Bash, Go) \nFamiliarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) \nUnderstanding of networking, security, and Linux systems administration \nExperience with hybrid or multi-cloud platform architectures \nBackground in SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) practices\nExperience working with geospatial technology and tools \nCompTIA Security+ or comparable certification for privileged user access. \nExperience in/or supporting military/intelligence or knowledge of some IC PED systems is a plus! \nPay Transparency: In support of pay transparency at Vantor, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.\nThe base pay for this position within California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and for all other states is:\n$165,000.00 - $215,000.00Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers\nThe application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.\nThe date of posting can be found on Vantor's Career page at the top of each job posting.\nTo apply, submit your application via Vantor's Career page.\nEEO Policy: Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. 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