Container Platform Lead

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: MBI (T2) Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Operational Reporting, Planning, Taking Initiative Certifications: None Experience: 5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes Job Description: 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 IMPACT As the Container Platform Lead, you will oversee enterprise container hosting operations across Kubernetes environments in Azure, AWS, and on‑prem OpenShift—ensuring 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 cl