Platform Engineer
GovSignals2 hours ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Base Salary
$160k - $230k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own and operate platform infrastructure and security across commercial cloud, FedRAMP High in AWS GovCloud, and IL5 environments.
- Run Kubernetes clusters, networking, GitOps pipelines, and observability across multiple environments.
- Build repeatable processes for standing up new environments and make restricted-network tooling work.
- Build infrastructure for AI agents, automated remediation loops, and deployment tooling used by engineers and agents.
- Maintain company builds of Supabase and Trigger.dev.
- Work with the deployment team to integrate customer data and support enterprise users.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or security engineering roles.
- Experience building infrastructure that other engineers depend on.
- Deep production Kubernetes experience, including cluster operations, networking, GitOps, and upgrades without downtime.
- Experience taking infrastructure through a real migration or scaling event and explaining what failed.
- Experience building secure-by-default systems with hardened images, least-privilege access, network policy, and secrets management.
- U.S. citizenship or other U.S. Person status is required.
- Experience with FedRAMP, IL, HIPAA, or other regulated environments is preferred.
- Postgres operations, backend TypeScript, and open-source infrastructure experience are preferred.
- An active or previous security clearance is a plus but is not required.
Benefits
- Base salary of $160,000–$230,000.
- Meaningful equity stake in a well-funded, fast-growing startup.
- Medical, vision, and dental benefits.
- Unlimited PTO.
- Remote U.S. role with work required in person at the Brooklyn Navy Yard 3+ days per week.
- Full-time employment.
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About GovSignals
GovSignals builds an AI platform for government contracting that supports pre-RFP intelligence, capture, proposal development, and knowledge management across federal, state, and local markets. The privately held company, founded in 2023 and headquartered in Washington, DC, sells to government contractors and agencies, operating in FedRAMP High and IL5 environments. Its software focuses on RFP automation and compliant proposal generation to help teams pursue and manage acquisitions more efficiently.