Platform Operations Engineer, DevOps | TS Cleared
Trace3 · Colorado Springs, CO
$75,000–$90,000
Jul 22, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on platform operations and DevOps engineering role supporting classified space programs, focused on deploying and sustaining OpenShift environments, building and maintaining Rundeck-based automation workflows, and administering Linux and Windows systems. The position acts as a primary technical escalation point during incidents and outages, requiring troubleshooting across compute, networking, storage, and platform layers. Suits engineers with experience in classified or enterprise infrastructure environments and an active Top Secret clearance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $75,000–$90,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $107,401 (middle half $89,864–$133,850). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is posted under 'Preferred Skills and Experience' — the JD has no separate hard-requirements section. All skills are drawn from that single section; the ones marked required reflect firm operational language ('hands-on experience supporting OpenShift', 'design, maintain, and execute Rundeck runbooks') in the job functions, while Ansible/Puppet and certifications are listed as examples or optional credentials.
The posting lists two additional work locations: King of Prussia, PA (Philadelphia CBSA). The salary range ($75K–$90K) is noted as potentially varying by geography; the Denver/Littleton, CO metro is used as the primary CBSA since it is listed first.
The role is classified as either direct hire/full-time or W2 hourly depending on candidate preference; FullTime is used as the primary employment type.
Top Secret clearance is listed as preferred ('Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to maintain clearance eligibility throughout employment; SCI preferred'). However, the role is explicitly performed within a classified workspace, making clearance a practical gate. TS is treated as required; SCI is preferred.
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the role centers on operating and sustaining OpenShift/infrastructure platforms (15-1244) rather than writing and shipping new software, but the Rundeck automation and runbook development add a software-development flavor (15-1252). 15-1244 is chosen as primary because the dominant emphasis is platform operations, incident response, and system administration in classified environments.
The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification is listed as a preferred credential; Kubernetes is captured as a preferred skill to reflect the underlying technology requirement.
Requires a Top Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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