Platform Engineer
Defense Unicorns2 months ago
San Antonio, TX, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$123k - $167k/yr
Responsibilities
- Support the architecture, deployment, configuration, and testing of bare-metal infrastructure, including GPU compute, storage, and networking.
- Deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot UDS and Kubernetes-based platform services.
- Develop and manage infrastructure as code and configuration for consistent, repeatable deployments.
- Support secure software delivery involving container images, registries, packages, and deployment artifacts.
- Collaborate with mission stakeholders, partner organizations, and engineering teams to identify requirements and resolve deployment and platform challenges.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance is preferred.
- Experience deploying and operating Kubernetes or containerized platforms in bare-metal or on-premises environments is preferred.
- Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi is preferred.
- Proficiency with CI/CD tooling, particularly GitLab CI or equivalent pipeline platforms, is preferred.
- Working knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems and command-line administration is preferred.
- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS and its EC2, EKS, IAM, S3, and VPC services, is preferred.
- Experience supporting GPU-enabled infrastructure or workloads is preferred.
- Ability to read and write YAML for Kubernetes manifests, CRDs, Helm charts, and pipeline configurations is preferred.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills are required.
- Possess or be able to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II certification, such as Security+ CE.
Benefits
- Remote work within the United States and 10%–15% travel.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with premiums 100% company paid.
- Health Savings Account, life insurance, and disability insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan, company stock options, and home office budget.
- Flexible Time Off, federal holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s.
- 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.