Platform Engineer (FedD145)

Defense Unicorns

149d • $123,250 - $166,750 • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a talented and experienced Platform Engineer to help develop and maintain the platform. The role focuses on Kubernetes, system architecture, problem solving, and guiding junior engineers. The team works across technical baselines for different engagements, focusing on the platform layer while also delivering infrastructure-as-code automation, security, and implementation.

The Platform Engineer will help automate and build a runtime production environment and connect application teams—working with custom development, commercial off-the-shelf products, or open-source software—with that environment. The role advocates best practices and facilitates communication between application and platform teams. The position is remote in the USA, with travel expectations of 10%–25%.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Platform Engineer or in a similar role, focused on system architecture and development.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes, Google Cloud, and Docker.
• Familiarity with continuous delivery, distributed architectures and systems, everything-as-code, containerization, and cloud services.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language and a basic understanding of shell scripting.
• Proficiency with YAML.
• Experience working in an Agile team in a remote environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with security automation and familiarity with API, container, and cloud security.
• Familiarity with architecture security design, monitoring, and performance instrumentation in a complex enterprise environment.
• Comfort debugging systems and reading and writing code.
• Secret clearance.
• DoD 8570 IAT II certification.
• Experience in Department of Defense work, specifically on a production system with an Authority to Operate (ATO).
• Knowledge of DevSecOps/DevOps and CI/CD theory.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Kubernetes, Google Cloud, and Docker.
• Familiarity with continuous delivery, distributed architectures and systems, everything-as-code, containerization, and cloud services.
• Programming experience in Python, Go, or Ansible.
• Experience working in an Agile framework in a remote environment.
• Experience with security automation and API, container, and cloud security.
• Familiarity with architecture security design, monitoring, and performance instrumentation in a complex enterprise environment.
• Department of Defense experience on a production ATO system.

Responsibilities

• Help automate and build a runtime production environment.
• Serve as a link between application teams and the production environment, advocating best practices and facilitating communication between application and platform teams.
• Validate solutions and implementations against assigned tasks and business requirements, maintaining platform integrity and efficiency.
• Identify and solve business problems independently, including developing small components without relying on explicit architecture diagrams.
• Understand how medium-level tasks contribute to overall goals and collaborate across teams to integrate components into a cohesive platform.
• Estimate time and effort for medium-sized tasks and assist with project planning and resource allocation.
• Use programming languages or shell scripting appropriately to execute tasks efficiently.
• Own the bridge between application development teams and the production environment.
• Adapt to additional responsibilities as organizational needs evolve.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed