Sr. Platform Operations Engineer, DevOps | TS Cleared

Who is Trace3 ? Trace3 is a leading Transformative IT Authority, providing unique technology solutions and consulting services to our clients. Equipped with elite engineering and dynamic innovation, we empower IT executives and their organizations to achieve competitive advantage through a process of Integrate, Automate, Innovate. Our culture at Trace3 embodies the spirit of a startup with the advantage of a scalable business. Employees can grow their career and have fun while doing it! Trace3 is headquartered in Irvine, California. We employ more than 1,200 people all over the United States. Our major field office locations include Denver, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, Lexington, Los Angeles, Louisville, Texas, San Francisco.   Ready to discover the possibilities that live in technology? Come Join Us! Street-Smart   -  Thriving in Dynamic Times We are flexible and resilient in a fast-changing environment. We continuously innovate and drive constructive change while keeping a focus on the “big picture.” We exercise sound business judgment in making high-quality decisions in a timely and cost-effective manner. We are highly creative and can dig deep within ourselves to find positive solutions to different problems. Juice -  The “Stuff” it takes to be a Needle Mover We get things done and drive results. We lead without a title, empowering others through a can-do attitude. We look forward to the goal, mentally mapping out every checkpoint on the pathway to success, and visualizing what the final destination looks and feels like. Teamwork -  Humble, Hungry and Smart We are humble individuals who understand how our job impacts the company's mission. We treat others with respect, admit mistakes, give credit where it’s due and demonstrate transparency. We “bring the weather” by exhibiting positive leadership and solution-focused thinking. We hug people in their trials, struggles, and failures – not just their success. We appreciate the individuality of the people around us. **This position is on site in either Littleton, CO, Denver, CO, or King of Prussia, PA -- This role can be a direct hire/full time position, or a W2 hourly role depending on preference JOB SUMMARY: The Sr. Platform Operations Engineer, DevOps is a senior technical role supporting Space Programs within a Rapid Deployment Team. This position is responsible for the deployment, integration, operation, and sustainment of mission-critical systems across classified environments. This role operates at the intersection of OpenShift platform operations, Rundeck-based operational automation, and conventional system administration with security compliance responsibilities . The position emphasizes hands-on execution across deployments, system stabilization, incident recovery, and infrastructure integration. This individual contributor role serves as a primary technical escalation point during operational events, coordinating resolution efforts across multiple domains and mission stakeholders in a high-tempo environment requiring strong troubleshooting across compute, network, storage, and platform layers. SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Oversee deployment, configuration, lifecycle management, and sustainment of OpenShift environments within classified networks. Ensure platform reliability, availability, and integration with mission applications and infrastructure services. Design, maintain, and execute Rundeck runbooks to enable deployment workflows, system administration tasks, and incident response procedures. Ensure operational automation is consistent, repeatable, and auditable. Provide hands-on operational expertise for Linux and Windows environments, including configuration management, patching, troubleshooting, and lifecycle upkeep. Act as a senior escalation point for outages, deployment failures, and platform instability. Conduct root-cause analysis across infrastructure layers and restore mission capability under time-sensitive conditions. Maintain adherence to security controls, compliance frameworks, configuration standards, and accreditation requirements across classified environments. Resolve complex issues spanning networking, storage, operating systems, and platform services across enterprise infrastructure. Coordinate resolution activities across infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, system administration, and program stakeholders during deployments, incidents, and recovery efforts. Remove blockers, align execution paths, and provide hands-on guidance and informal mentorship to engineers during active operations to improve team effectiveness in real time. REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to maintain clearance eligibility throughout employment; SCI preferred. Hands-on experience supporting OpenShift platform operations, Linux and/or Windows administration, and operational automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, and Rundeck . Strong troubleshooting capability across distributed systems and infrastructure layers including compute, network, storage, and platform services. Experience supporting security compliance, system hardening, audit readiness, and mission-critical operational environments. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to operate across operations, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and program teams in high-pressure environments. 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, platform operations, system administration, or operational support within enterprise or classified environments. Experience developing and maintaining Rundeck workflows for operational automation and incident response. Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure technologies including networking such as routing, switching, DNS, and load balancing. Strong understanding of storage systems such as SAN/NAS, replication, backup, and recovery. Experience serving as