Chief of Platform Operations
ECS Corporate Services

ECS is seeking a Chief of Platform Operations to work in our Colorado Springs, CO office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon [contract award].

Job Description:

We are seeking a Chief of Platform Operations to manage the teams responsible for infrastructure components and services across the entire software development and engineering organization. Working closely with the software engineering organization, you will shape the implementation of our internal platform to empower our engineers. You will manage strategy, hiring and execution across the Platform Operations group.

Responsibilities Include:

• Hire and recruit successful technical candidates
• Create goals for the team that align with broader organizational direction
• Guide and advise teams through career development paths
• Define measures of success for projects and teams
• Evaluate and integrate cloud services and tools
• Develop, document, and implement migration plans for continuous improvement of existing products and services
• Implement and maintain operational environments according to security policies
• Make security a priority in DevSecOps cycle
• Be data-driven; testing and measuring every step
• Expert at monitoring and measuring systems and identifying bottlenecks
• Maintains Uptime and Availability
• Performance Optimization
• Compliance Management
• Security Oversight
• Incident Management and Response
• Delegates tasks effectively
• Understands how to effectively leverage multiple cloud technologies
• Evaluates new platforms and services for the team to leverage
• Works effectively with project managers to follow projects to completion
• Initiates, supervises, and/or develops requirements from a project's inception to conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs
• Provides strategic advice, technical guidance and expertise to program and project staff
• Provides detailed analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues
• Consults with client to define need or problem, supervises studies, and leads surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions.

Salary Range: $175,000-$235,000

General Description of Benefits

Required Skills:

• Must be a US Citizen per contract.
• Must have an Active Top-Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar experience.
• Experience with strict security compliance programs such as DoD RMF, FedRAMP, HITRUST, etc.
• Experience with a DoD Software Factory or large GitOps / Kubernetes Platform.

Desired Skills:

• 5+ years of experience with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
• 5+ years of experience with large team management, preferably hybrid.
• Seasoned experience with DevSecOps practices.
• Background with Infrastructure and Configuration as Code development.
• Ability to lead incident management and disaster recovery events.
• Familiarity with Tanzu TKGS Kubernetes, vSphere, MinIO container, Harbor, Nimble storage, Blade Servers, Networking, Switches, Firewalls.
• Familiarity with Virtual Networks, Linux VMs, Cloud Server configurations, and storage arrays.
• Familiarity with operational availability, MMTR, ArgoCD, Jira, Confluence, Google Workspace Mattermost, RBAC, MFA, ICAM and Kafka.
• Familiarity with C, C++, Java and FORTRAN.
• Familiarity with Trivy, SonarQube, GitLeaks, OWASP and SD Elements.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, status as a crime victim, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.

General Description of Benefits

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