Platform Engineer
Defense Unicorns3 months ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Responsibilities
- Automate and build production runtime environments and connect application teams with platform teams.
- Validate solutions and implementations against assigned tasks and business requirements.
- Independently identify and solve business problems, including developing small components without explicit architecture diagrams.
- Understand and integrate medium-level tasks into cohesive platform capabilities.
- Estimate time and effort for medium-sized tasks to support project planning and resource allocation.
- Own the bridge between application development teams and the production environment.
- Advocate platform best practices and facilitate communication across application and platform teams.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Platform Engineer or in a similar system architecture and development role.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Google Cloud, Docker, cloud-native technologies, distributed architectures, containerization, cloud services, and everything-as-code.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, Go, or Ansible, with basic shell scripting knowledge.
- Proficiency with YAML and familiarity with continuous delivery, monitoring, performance instrumentation, and complex enterprise environments.
- Experience with security automation, API Security, Container Security, Cloud Security, and architecture security design.
- Experience debugging systems, reading and writing code, and working independently with strong problem-solving skills.
- Experience collaborating on cross-functional teams using an Agile framework in a remote environment.
- Secret Clearance is required.
- DoD 8570 IAT II certification is required.
- Department of Defense experience, specifically working on a production Authority to Operate system, is preferred.
- Knowledge of DevSecOps, DevOps, and CI/CD theory.
Benefits
- Remote in the USA with 10%-25% travel expectations.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with company-paid premiums.
- Health Savings Account, life insurance, and disability insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan, company stock options, and home office budget.
- Flexible Time Off, federal holidays, Thanksgiving week, Christmas and New Year’s holidays, and paid parental leave.
- Reimbursement for approved training and subscriptions, plus conference travel, lodging, and fees.
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About Defense Unicorns
Defense Unicorns specializes in platform technologies that enable rapid and reliable delivery of capabilities across a wide range of mission and technology areas. We support open architecture platforms for secure mission systems that provide optionality for the end user, promote scalability, and allow for continuous identification and integration of new products and services while avoiding vendor lock. Our open approach creates partnership opportunities across the software ecosystem. Our people are innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across DoW and the broader federal market. Let's drive change together. Get in touch at hello@defenseunicorns.com