CloudPlatformEngineer(Mid-Level)

**_Job Family_ :** IT Architecture/Cloud (ESA) **_Travel Required_ :** Up to 10% **_Clearance Required_ :** Ability to Obtain Public Trust ** _What You Will Do:_** * Kubernetes Operations: Maintain, troubleshoot, and monitor Kubernetes pods, services, and ingress controllers hosting Appian stateful workloads and .NET applications. * Deployment Automation: Assist development teams in packaging .NET applications (Windows or Linux containers) and deploying them via Helm charts and established CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions). * Platform Support (Appian): Monitor the health and connectivity of self-managed Appian platform layers (Engines, Data Server, Kafka/Zookeeper data planes) utilizing the Appian Operator on Kubernetes. * Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Maintain and update existing Terraform or CloudFormation modules to manage core AWS services (EC2, EKS, RDS, IAM, and VPCs). * Security & Compliance Operationalization: Execute routine cluster updates, patch container vulnerabilities, and implement RBAC policies to ensure alignment with FedRAMP or NIST SP 800-53 security controls. * Observability: Configure alerts, dashboards, and log streaming using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or AWS CloudWatch to minimize downtime. **_What You Will Need:_** * Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) * Five (5) years of overall experience * Three( 3 ) years of professional experience in Cloud Operations, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). * Containerization: Strong hands-on experience using Kubernetes (kubectl, managing namespaces, resource limits) and writing/modifying Helm charts. * AWS & GovCloud Familiarity: Core knowledge of AWS foundational infrastructure with an understanding of navigating the operational constraints of secure or regulated cloud boundaries. * Application Ecosystems: Familiarity supporting .NET application environments and an interest in or exposure to enterprise