Platform Engineer
Company websitegrvty.com (GRVTY, opens in new tab)
Base salary $150K to $200K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Chantilly, VA
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- LocationChantilly, VA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
What Impact You'll Have
As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure that supports the organization's applications and services. Your role will involve working with Kubernetes, DevSecOps practices, Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, RedHat Linux, Helm, container management, CI/CD pipelines, and AWS IAM. You will play a crucial part in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of the platform, as well as optimizing performance and cost-efficiency.
What You'll be Owning
GRVTY is seeking a Platform Engineer with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Chantilly, VA.
What You Must Have
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance (applicable to this customer)
- A Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent relevant experience
- Experience with Ansible and Puppet for configuration management
- Experience with RedHat Linux for OS administration
- Experience with Helm for managing Kubernetes applications
- Experience with AWS IAM for identity and access management
- Willingness and ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive continuous improvement initiatives within the platform infrastructure
What Would be Nice to Have
- Relevant certifications in Kubernetes, DevSecOps, or AWS
- Familiarity with Kubernetes for container orchestration
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices for integrating security into the development process
- Familiarity with Terraform for infrastructure as code
- Experience working with large-scale cloud environments
Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.
We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
- The pay range for this position is: $150,000 - $200,000
Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.
We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
Virginia Pay Range
$150,000—$200,000 USD
Why Choose GRVTY
The toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity, not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. We’re purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched, systemic national security issues around the world.
We partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defense—including the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages, giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented, every day of our lives.
At GRVTY, we believe that when our employees thrive, our company thrives. That’s why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.
• Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401k with generous company match
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Award Programs
• Variety of Company Sponsored Events
EEO Statement
GRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email [email protected] or call 703-544-7930 with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.
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Please review our current job openings and apply for the positions you believe may be a fit. If you are not an immediate fit, we will also keep your resume in our database for future opportunities.
Source: GRVTY on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($150,000) is above 43% of the 527 Software Engineering roles in Virginia listed on this site; 21 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $159,000; the middle half runs from $131,278 to $179,700.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
This listingPlatform Engineer$150K to $200K
Test Engineer$150K to $250K
Senior CNO Developer$150K to $225K
Training Content Developer-Instructor- TechFISINT$150K to $170K
Data Scientist$150K to $250K
Data Scientist$150K to $250K
Infrastructure Engineer$150K to $250K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Platform Engineer (this listing) | $150K - $200K |
| Test Engineer | $150K - $250K |
| Senior CNO Developer | $150K - $225K |
| Training Content Developer-Instructor- TechFISINT | $150K - $170K |
| Data Scientist | $150K - $250K |
| Data Scientist | $150K - $250K |
| Infrastructure Engineer | $150K - $250K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Stopped meeting the published-salary criteria
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-07-09
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Virginia Pay Range
USD 150,000 – 200,000 · interval unstated · pay_input_range · Virginia Pay Range · gh plain label (rule B)
- Method
- Structured pay field published by the employer
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The employer's job board publishes this pay as a dedicated data field. We read the field directly; no interpretation was needed.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
