Principal Platform Engineer

ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense.

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ASRC Federal is a premier provider of systems engineering, software engineering, system integration, and project management services for real-time, mission-critical defense systems.

We are seeking a highly motivated Principal Platform Engineer in Moorestown, NJ .

As a Principal Platform Engineer, you will evolve secure, automated platforms powering an upstream Kubernetes-based virtual development environment that enables teams to deliver software using industry best practices.

Solutions must deploy across air-gapped on-prem, secure private networks, commercial cloud, and regulated cloud environments using portable, repeatable, self-hosted automation (no SaaS).

• Engineer and sustaining upstream (vanilla) Kubernetes environments that enable reliable, repeatable software delivery environments
• Python scripting and Helm-based Kubernetes packaging to automate platform workflows and deployments
• Engineer secure-by-default Kubernetes platform capabilities, embedding security controls into automation, delivery workflows, and operational practices
• Translate platform capabilities into repeatable PaaS services that accelerate internal delivery and enable customer-targeted outcomes
• Operate container runtimes (Docker/Podman) and containerization to support CI/CD execution and cloud-native tooling deployments
• Develop secure end-to-end CI/CD pipelines and provide organization-wide CI/CD tooling expertise, guidance, and support
• Implement Kubernetes observability (logs, metrics, traces) and embed it into GitOps-driven automation to validate deployments, detect regressions, and accelerate incident response
• Partner with development and infrastructure teams to automate deployments and release validation, applying best practices in delivery, testing, security, performance, and disaster recovery
• Evaluate and adopt cloud-native OSS/COTS tools to meet platform needs, enable teams through knowledge transfer, and integrate new capabilities into standard workflows