Platform Engineer Practice Lead

Overview:

About the Mission

 

The Army Software Factory (ASWF) in Austin is one of the most ambitious software initiatives in the federal government. We operate like a modern, high-growth technology startup embedded within the military, transforming active-duty Soldiers into software engineers through real-world, production-level development.

 

We don't just build software to support the mission; we build the people who build the software. We utilize modern methodologies like Extreme Programming (XP), Lean Product Development, and User-Centered Design (UCD) inside cross-functional, balanced teams. 

Responsibilities:

• For a DOD customer, the Software Factory Practice Lead enables others in a one-to-many model, focusing their efforts on activities that scale to many practitioners at once and cultivating an environment for continuous practice improvement.
• The Practice Lead establishes core practices, drives continuous learning, deliberately coaches for professional growth, curates learning resources and coordinates with Executive Leadership in standardizing enablement practices for the organization.

Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience as a Platform Engineer.
• Ability to coach and train senior platform engineers in the following:
• • Knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes and pipeline tools.
  • Knowledge of portable, extensible, open source platform for managing containerized workloads and services in AWS.
  • Knowledge of the steps for release to higher levels of integration testing, certification activities, and/or operations using testbeds, modeling and simulation to synchronize software releases with the development of an operations environment(s) to ensure compatibility.
  • Knowledge of every stage in the software project lifecycle, from initial design and build to rollout and maintenance.
• Must hold a current and valid IAT II or higher certification (Security+).
• Clearance Note:
• • Interim Secret Clearance Required: Because of the mission context, candidates must be eligible to obtain an Interim Secret clearance to start. Don't let this deter you if you don't currently hold one—we support and guide qualified candidates entirely through the clearance process.

Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience as a Platform Engineer.
• Ability to coach and train senior platform engineers in the following:
• • Knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes and pipeline tools.
  • Knowledge of portable, extensible, open source platform for managing containerized workloads and services in AWS.
  • Knowledge of the steps for release to higher levels of integration testing, certification activities, and/or operations using testbeds, modeling and simulation to synchronize software releases with the development of an operations environment(s) to ensure compatibility.
  • Knowledge of every stage in the software project lifecycle, from initial design and build to rollout and maintenance.
• Must hold a current and valid IAT II or higher certification (Security+).
• Clearance Note:
• • Interim Secret Clearance Required: Because of the mission context, candidates must be eligible to obtain an Interim Secret clearance to start. Don't let this deter you if you don't currently hold one—we support and guide qualified candidates entirely through the clearance process.

Job ID: 2026-24717 Work Type: On-Site