Platform Engineer
Defense Unicorns5 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 builds platform software and services that streamline secure, cloud-native delivery for defense and federal programs, with emphasis on DevSecOps, Kubernetes, and air‑gapped environments. It provides software and professional services under government contracts to deploy open-architecture platforms and CI/CD pipelines across classified and disconnected systems. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, the privately held company serves U.S. defense and national security agencies.