Job Description

Who We Are

Kessel Run is an Air Force software development organization that continuously delivers war-winning software that our Airmen love.  We are a software company within the Air Force that delivers capabilities to warfighters that can sense, respond, and maneuver forces to support conflicts in any domain, anytime, anywhere.

We value continuous learning, continuous user feedback, continuous integration, continuous delivery, continuous security & continuous testing. We combine lean principles and user-centered design while using a flat management, balanced team approach to ensure we are always building the most valuable thing possible, the simplest way possible, and as fast as possible.

We are offering the opportunity to work in a modern work environment, to use cutting-edge technologies and modern processes, all while making a meaningful impact every single day. Come help us solve our nation’s toughest, most complex challenges while enjoying yourself at work every day.

The Position:

We’re on a mission to bring cloud native best practices to the Air Force, we are looking for multiple experienced Platform Engineers to be a part of Kessel Run’s All Domain Common Platform team. You’ll join a group of diverse, passionate engineers from all manner of backgrounds, responsible for the development, security, and operations of Kessel Run’s global runtime platform. Together, we’ll revolutionize the way software is developed, integrated, and deployed in the government sector, and tackle critical problems that impact everyone.

What You Will Do

• Understand modern software development methodologies and tooling (continuous integration, version control, modern build systems, vulnerability management and dependency management)
• Ideate and implement approaches to automation, deployment, and change management for third party systems/applications (treat operations as a development effort)
• Write robust automation for provisioning, configuration, deployment, operation of third party systems/applications.
• Solve complex implementation problems associated with environmental parity across multiple environment types.

Who You Are

• You are passionate about working, partnering with, and growing/accelerating the Air Force to do software development and want to see them acquire and build systems in a cost efficient and well thought out manner
• You have experience working with cloud offerings (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• You have designed and built scalable containerized applications (Docker/Kubernetes, AWS ECS, Mesos)
• Has (or able to obtain) CompTIA Sec+ certification.
• You have experience with infrastructure as code implementations using either HCL or Ansible and are comfortable building robust automation architectures.
• You are comfortable mentoring software engineers on how platform features work and providing documentation and training associated with platform technologies.

• You feel comfortable speaking up when the wrong technical direction is being taken.
• You are a U.S. citizen and are eligible to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance (see eligibility requirements here)

This is a Federal civilian service position within the United States Air Force. We are hiring at the equivalent of a GS-13 up to GS-14 level for this position. This means you can expect a base salary of $79,468 to $122,077 multiplied by your locality rate, based on your experience. You can find your locality definition here and see the pay tables for the GS scale here. Our headquarters is located in Boston, MA; for a Boston-based employee, this would translate to a range from $102,601 to $157,614

We also provide paid time off, health, and retirement benefits. There are advancement opportunities to promote to more senior levels after hiring.

We understand that there is no such thing as the ideal candidate for any job and we believe in empowering people to learn and grow throughout their careers. We encourage any applicant who is interested in making an impact in the Department of Defense to apply to this position regardless of background and qualifications.

How to Apply

Job Types: Full-Time.

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