General Dynamics IT
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General Dynamics IT
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General Dynamics IT
Sr. Cloud Developer with DevSecOps experience in Home Office, Hom
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Container Platform Lead
Company: General Dynamics IT Location: Home Office, Hom Employment Type: Full Time Date Posted: 10/13/2026 Job Categories:
Engineering, Information Technology
Job Description
Container Platform Lead
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a CONTAINER PLATFORM LEAD supporting the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects, build your skills, and grow a rewarding career. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a CONTAINER PLATFORM LEAD supporting the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in Austin, Texas you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Join GDIT to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through the IOSS App Hosting program.HOW A CONTAINER PLATFORM LEAD WILL MAKE AN IMPACTAs the Container Platform Lead, you will oversee enterprise container hosting operations across Kubernetes environments in Azure, AWS, and onprem OpenShiftensuring 99.9% uptime, secure configurations, automated deployment reliability, and consistent DevSecOps practices.You will provide governance and performance oversight for control planes, worker nodes, GitOps pipelines, policy enforcement, cluster lifecycle operations, and vulnerability remediation. You will work closely with container engineers, DevSecOps teams, cybersecurity staff, developers, and VA stakeholders to strengthen reliability, security, automation, and modernization across VAs container ecosystem. You will manage platform performance measurement systems, coordinate testing cycles, validate SLAs, maintain dashboards and reporting packages, and embed DevSecOps requirements into all container lifecycle processes. You will streamline deployment workflows, improve automation pipelines, enhance configuration consistency, and ensure container operations remain aligned, efficient, and compliant.You will partner directly with VA leadership and service line managers to provide operational reviews, modernization roadmaps, incident analyses, and improvement recommendations. Your communication ensures transparency, alignment, and stakeholder confidence across the platform. You will drive continuous improvement by identifying modernization opportunities, resolving configuration and deployment gaps, optimizing automation, refining SOPs, strengthening governance controls, and maturing enterprise performance and security practices. Your leadership ensures VAs container hosting environment remains resilient, scalable, secure, and continuously advancing.What Youll Need to SucceedBachelors degree or equivalent and 5 years of experience Experience leading container platform operations, Kubernetes/OpenShift management, DevSecOps workflows, or cloudnative hosting environments Demonstrated expertise in hybrid cloud container platforms (Azure, AWS, onprem), cluster lifecycle management, and automation tooling Strong understanding of ITSM, service delivery, platform governance, and enterpriseclass configuration management Ability to evaluate container documentation, cluster configurations, workflows, and automation pipelines for completeness, accuracy, and compliance Experience developing performance plans, audit artifacts, dashboards, and correctiveaction processes Excellent written, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills Ability to collaborate across container engineering, cloud architecture, cybersecurity, hosting operations, and federal organizationsDesired Qualifications Experience supporting VA, federal agencies, or regulated environments Kubernetes or OpenShift certifications; Docker/Kubernetes Security certifications; ITILv4, Six Sigma, or similar credentials Familiarity with container security requirements, vulnerability management, DevSecOps frameworks, and cloud governance practices Experience with GitOps pipelines, CI/CD tooling, automation frameworks, observability platforms, and performance analytics Security Clearance Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearanceLocation: Austin, TX or RemoteNo visa sponsorship is available for this positionGDIT IS YOUR PLACE: AIenabled professional growth tools Leadership development and internal mobility programs Competitive pay, benefits, and 401(k) match Missionfocused culture supporting Veterans Opportunities to modernize VAs cloud financial ecosystem and strengthen cost efficiency, accountability, and business value across nationwide operations