Platform Engineer Jobs in Maryland
Platform Engineer jobs in Maryland are in strong demand, concentrated in the defense technology, federal contracting, and financial services sectors that define the state's labor market. The heaviest hiring is in the Baltimore-Columbia-Annapolis corridor and the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Montgomery and Prince George's counties, where employers such as Northrop Grumman, Leidos, and Capital One maintain large engineering footprints. Cloud infrastructure automation, Kubernetes orchestration, and CI/CD pipeline development are the most sought-after specialties across both mid-level and senior openings. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED
We are seeking a skilled Platform & Kubernetes Integration Engineer to administer, maintain, and provide operational support for the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) layer of the CASA Compute Environment (CCE). Operating within a secure, Linux-based infrastructure, the CCE delivers multi-tenant, high-performance, and highly available Kubernetes clusters supporting mission-critical applications. In this role, you will ensure platform reliability, scalability, security compliance, and peak cluster performance. The ideal candidate pairs deep Linux system administration and Kubernetes troubleshooting expertise with practical Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) automation and observability skills.
The annual base salary range for this role is $162,000-$192,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.
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Required Skills
Kubernetes Administration & Workload Troubleshooting: Demonstrated experience administering and monitoring multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters, alongside hands-on expertise troubleshooting ingress, networking, storage, and workload performance issues.
Linux Administration & CLI Proficiency: Strong working knowledge of Linux-based operating systems, utilizing the Linux CLI and core system administration utilities for server maintenance and diagnostics.
Containerization & Packaging (Docker, Podman, Helm): Practical experience building and managing containers with Docker or Podman, as well as authoring, deploying, and maintaining Helm Charts.
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) & Automation Scripting: Hands-on experience applying IaC methodologies using Ansible, combined with proficiency writing automation scripts in Bash and Python.
Observability & Source Control Management: Demonstrated experience monitoring distributed systems with Prometheus and Grafana, paired with strong Git skills for branching strategies and team collaboration.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics, Intelligence Studies, Computer Science, Finance/Economics, or a related discipline, PLUS 6+ years of specialized data analytics or financial intelligence experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 11+ years of hands-on intelligence analysis, financial tracking, and data discovery experience in lieu of a degree.
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Desired Skills
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): Active CKA certification validating deep hands-on proficiency in Kubernetes cluster architecture, installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
Python Application & Microservice Development: Experience with—or strong willingness to learn—building backend Python applications, RESTful services, and microservices.
Agile & DevOps Delivery: Practical experience operating within a collaborative DevOps culture utilizing Agile/Scrum frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and iterative delivery practices.
Atlassian Collaboration Tool Suite: Hands-on experience tracking sprints, managing incident tickets, and maintaining technical documentation using Jira and Confluence.
Multi-Tenant Security & Hardening: Familiarity with applying security compliance controls, RBAC policies, network policies, and container hardening standards in regulated Linux/Kubernetes environments.
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About Nyla Technology Solutions
Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.
If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,
Taking Care of All of You
Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.
The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.
PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!
LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!
SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!
WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.
To learn more about Nyla's culture and our exceptional benefit packages click here.
Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.
ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED
We are seeking a skilled Platform & Kubernetes Integration Engineer to administer, maintain, and provide operational support for the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) layer of the CASA Compute Environment (CCE). Operating within a secure, Linux-based infrastructure, the CCE delivers multi-tenant, high-performance, and highly available Kubernetes clusters supporting mission-critical applications. In this role, you will ensure platform reliability, scalability, security compliance, and peak cluster performance. The ideal candidate pairs deep Linux system administration and Kubernetes troubleshooting expertise with practical Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) automation and observability skills.
The annual base salary range for this role is $162,000-$192,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.
,
Required Skills
Kubernetes Administration & Workload Troubleshooting: Demonstrated experience administering and monitoring multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters, alongside hands-on expertise troubleshooting ingress, networking, storage, and workload performance issues.
Linux Administration & CLI Proficiency: Strong working knowledge of Linux-based operating systems, utilizing the Linux CLI and core system administration utilities for server maintenance and diagnostics.
Containerization & Packaging (Docker, Podman, Helm): Practical experience building and managing containers with Docker or Podman, as well as authoring, deploying, and maintaining Helm Charts.
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) & Automation Scripting: Hands-on experience applying IaC methodologies using Ansible, combined with proficiency writing automation scripts in Bash and Python.
Observability & Source Control Management: Demonstrated experience monitoring distributed systems with Prometheus and Grafana, paired with strong Git skills for branching strategies and team collaboration.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics, Intelligence Studies, Computer Science, Finance/Economics, or a related discipline, PLUS 6+ years of specialized data analytics or financial intelligence experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 11+ years of hands-on intelligence analysis, financial tracking, and data discovery experience in lieu of a degree.
,
Desired Skills
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): Active CKA certification validating deep hands-on proficiency in Kubernetes cluster architecture, installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
Python Application & Microservice Development: Experience with—or strong willingness to learn—building backend Python applications, RESTful services, and microservices.
Agile & DevOps Delivery: Practical experience operating within a collaborative DevOps culture utilizing Agile/Scrum frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and iterative delivery practices.
Atlassian Collaboration Tool Suite: Hands-on experience tracking sprints, managing incident tickets, and maintaining technical documentation using Jira and Confluence.
Multi-Tenant Security & Hardening: Familiarity with applying security compliance controls, RBAC policies, network policies, and container hardening standards in regulated Linux/Kubernetes environments.
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About Nyla Technology Solutions
Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.
If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,
Taking Care of All of You
Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.
The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.
PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!
LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!
SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!
WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.
To learn more about Nyla's culture and our exceptional benefit packages click here.
Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Insurance
- Aerospace & Defense
- Investment & Asset Management
What Maryland Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in platform engineer jobs across Maryland.
- Active DoD security clearance or demonstrated eligibility for a Secret or TS clearance
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
- Proficiency building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
- Strong scripting ability in Python, Bash, or Go for infrastructure automation and tooling
- Experience with observability and monitoring stacks including Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related technical field
Platform Engineer Jobs in Maryland: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a platform engineer in Maryland?
Platform engineering has no state-issued license in Maryland, so the path runs through education and credentials recognized by employers. Most Maryland employers, particularly federal contractors and defense firms, expect a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field alongside hands-on cloud infrastructure experience. Earning vendor certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Certified Kubernetes Administrator materially strengthens a candidacy. Contractors hiring for government programs frequently require candidates to hold or be eligible for a Department of Defense security clearance before extending an offer.
Which companies hire platform engineers in Maryland?
Maryland platform engineer roles are posted by GEICO, Ctrl +, and T. Rowe Price and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Maryland's dense concentration of federal agencies and defense prime contractors makes it one of the more active markets nationally for platform engineers who hold or can obtain a security clearance.
Which Maryland cities have the most platform engineer jobs?
Annapolis Junction, Bethesda, and Columbia account for the largest share of platform engineer openings in Maryland. The Baltimore and Columbia corridor anchors demand through financial services firms and federal health agencies such as CMS and the FDA, while the Montgomery County and Bethesda area draws heavily from defense contractors and intelligence-community programs clustered near federal campuses in the D.C. suburbs.
Are there remote platform engineer jobs in Maryland?
Yes, and more than most technical fields. About 86% of platform engineer openings tied to Maryland are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how deeply infrastructure and DevOps work translates to distributed teams. The portions of the role most compatible with full remote work are cloud infrastructure management and pipeline development, while positions that require access to classified networks or on-premises government systems remain largely on-site.
How can I get hired as a platform engineer in Maryland with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a junior site reliability engineer or DevOps associate role, which large Maryland federal contractors and technology employers use as a pipeline for developing platform talent. Northrop Grumman, Leidos, and SAIC run early-career and new-graduate programs out of their Maryland offices that consider candidates without production experience when paired with a relevant degree or strong cloud certification. Building a public GitHub portfolio demonstrating Terraform, Docker, or Kubernetes projects gives evaluators concrete evidence in the absence of a work history. Starting in a systems administrator or cloud support role at a Maryland managed-services provider is another documented lateral move into platform engineering.
Where can I find and apply to platform engineer jobs in Maryland?
You can find and apply to platform engineer jobs in Maryland on Migrate Mate, which lists current Maryland openings updated in real time. Search the listings for roles that match your experience level and specialization, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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