Cloud Platform Administrator (Mid-Level, Senior or Lead) **Sign on Bonus Potential**

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company’s Specialized United States Infrastructure Operations is currently seeking a Cloud Platform Administrator (Mid-Level, Senior or Lead) to join the team in Berkeley, MO; Seattle, WA; or Daytona Beach, FL. 

The Infrastructure team is seeking a skilled platform engineer to help build and operate the cloud platform services that host critical enterprise applications and software toolchains. In this role, the selected candidate will focus on the shared platform capabilities that enable teams to deploy, run, and maintain containerized and cloud-hosted solutions in a consistent and supportable manner.

As both an individual contributor and technical leader, this position will help define and implement platform standards for Kubernetes, container hosting, deployment automation, configuration management, and operational support.

This role is focused on platform reliability, repeatability, scalability, and service enablement, rather than custom application software development.

Position Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud platform services supporting Kubernetes, containers, ingress, storage integration, secrets management, and service connectivity

• Build and sustain reusable deployment patterns for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS), Open Source Software (OSS), and internally customized applications

• Develop and maintain automation for platform provisioning, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle support

• Manage cluster lifecycle activities including:

  • Cluster upgrades

  • Node management

  • Add-on management

  • Observability integration

  • Resilience improvements

  • Capacity planning

• Support Azure Kubernetes Service, OpenShift, Tanzu, or similar shared platform services

• Partner with infrastructure and application teams to onboard services onto the platform

• Troubleshoot and resolve platform hosting, connectivity, and integration issues

• Support monitoring, logging, alerting, and platform health management

• Improve deployment consistency using:

  • Helm-based configuration

  • Git-based workflows

  • Infrastructure as Code

• Establish and maintain platform documentation, standards, and support procedures

• Evaluate and implement platform capabilities that improve scalability and ease of operations

• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Ability to obtain access to Special Access Programs (SAP)

• 3+ years of experience in cloud platform engineering and/or product management

• 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

• 3+ years of experience with GitLab, Azure DevOps and CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

• 3+ years of experience with Cloud, Containerization and Automation

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• 10 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

• Experience hosting enterprise COTS/OSS applications on Kubernetes

• Experience with Helm charts, operators, and container image lifecycle management

• Experience with persistent storage integration and backup / recovery

• Experience defining reusable platform standards for multiple teams

• Certifications such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Azure Administrator and/or Azure Solutions Architect

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range for Mid-Level: $104,550 – $162,150

Summary pay range for Senior: $127,500 – $197,800

Summary pay range for Lead: $153,000 – $239,200

Potential signing bonus for eligible/qualified external candidates.

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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