Platform Engineer

ASM Research

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About The Position

The Platform Engineer builds and maintains the internal platforms and tooling that enable development and operations teams to deploy, monitor, and scale applications reliably in a secure federal environment. This role designs standardized infrastructure patterns, CI/CD pipelines, and self-service capabilities that reduce friction and improve delivery speed across on-premises and cloud environments. The engineer automates provisioning, configuration, and observability of compute, storage, and networking resources while embedding security and compliance controls into the platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Approximately 8 years of experience in platform engineering or related roles such as DevOps or infrastructure engineering.
• Strong understanding of platform engineering principles and experience with technologies such as virtualization, containerization, and cloud platforms.
• Proficiency in automation and scripting, and experience implementing CI/CD, environment automation, and observability capabilities.
• Knowledge of data security best practices and experience embedding security controls into infrastructure platforms.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience running an internal developer platform that offers self-service capabilities, documentation, and support for multiple product teams.
• Experience in platform assessments, automation, and disaster recovery, with a focus on improving platform reliability and scalability.
• Relevant certifications such as CKA or AWS Solutions Architect.
• Familiarity with the specific federal program IT environment and associated policies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement foundational infrastructure platforms that support multiple application teams with standardized patterns and services.
• Develop and maintain automation for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and environment lifecycle using scripting or infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Build and operate CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows that enforce quality gates and support frequent, reliable releases.
• Integrate logging, metrics, and tracing into platform services to provide comprehensive observability and rapid incident response.
• Embed security and compliance controls into platform components, including access management, encryption, and policy-as-code.
• Provide self-service capabilities, documentation, and support so product teams can consume platform services efficiently.
• Collaborate with DevOps, application, and security teams to prioritize platform features and refine the platform based on feedback.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees