E T Consultant (Associate Platform Engineer)

The Associate Platform Engineer supports the design, implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of platform engineering and DevSecOps capabilities within the Geospatial Solutions portfolio. The role involves release management, deployment automation, security remediation, platform operations, and cloud-based solution delivery to ensure efficient software delivery and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end release management activities for the Geospatial Solutions portfolio, overseeing the deployment, promotion, and validation of applications and services across development, testing, and production environments.
• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate build, testing, security scanning, and deployment processes, enabling reliable, efficient, and secure software releases.
• Analyze, identify, and remediate security vulnerabilities across applications, platforms, and environments within the Geospatial Solutions portfolio, supporting secure software delivery and compliance with organizational security requirements.
• Administer and maintain Azure DevOps services, including repositories, boards, pipelines, release processes, access controls, and environment management to support Agile software delivery.
• Support the deployment, operation, and maintenance of cloud-based solutions and infrastructure across Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments.
• Support containerized application deployments using Docker and related platform technologies to improve scalability, consistency, and operational efficiency.
• Lead and support OIS accreditation activities for the Unified Geospatial Platform, Geospatial Sector Solutions, and Geospatial Data Integrations with the Development Data Hub (DDH) and Data360 (D360), ensuring alignment with corporate security, architecture, and compliance requirements.
• Support Program Increment (PI) Planning, SAFe Agile ceremonies, and Agile Release Train (ART) activities in coordination with the Release Train Engineer (RTE), contributing to cross-team planning, dependency management, and delivery alignment.
• Serve as the primary DevSecOps resource supporting the Geospatial Solutions Agile Release Train (ART), providing technical guidance, operational support, and release coordination across multiple geospatial solution teams.
• Collaborate with software engineers, architects, product owners, and platform teams to support solution delivery, operational readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor and troubleshoot deployment processes, DevSecOps workflows, and platform configurations to maintain system reliability, availability, and operational performance.
• Analyze and maintain technical documentation for release management processes, CI/CD pipelines, security controls, deployment procedures, operational standards, and accreditation activities.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience, or Bachelor's degree with a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant professional experience.
• Ability to perform professional-level research and analysis in the areas of DevSecOps, platform engineering, cloud technologies, and software delivery practices.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, supporting, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and release management processes within enterprise environments.
• Proven experience administering Azure DevOps, including repositories, pipelines, boards, release management, permissions, and Agile delivery support.
• Experience supporting cloud-native solutions and deployments in Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies, including Docker.
• Experience supporting vulnerability management, security remediation, security compliance, and secure software delivery practices.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and SAFe practices, including Program Increment (PI) Planning and Agile Release Train (ART) activities.
• Experience utilizing DevOps and automation tools in Linux-based environments, including Azure DevOps and Jenkins.
• Proven ability to propose solutions to moderately complex technical challenges involving software delivery, platform operations, deployment automation, security, and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong analytical, communication, collaboration, and documentation skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams and provide technical guidance to stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining high standards of quality, security, and operational excellence.

Skills

• DevSecOps
• Platform Engineering
• Cloud Technologies
• Software Delivery Practices
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Release Management
• Azure DevOps Administration
• Agile Delivery Support
• Microsoft Azure
• AWS Services
• Containerization Technologies
• Docker Containers
• Vulnerability Management
• Security Remediation
• Security Compliance
• Secure Software Delivery
• Agile Methodologies
• SAFe Practices
• Program Increment Planning
• Agile Release Train
• DevOps Automation Tools
• Linux environments
• Jenkins

Languages

English