Platform Engineer III
Zone 5 Technologies3 months ago
USA (city not specified)Senior
Base Salary
$130k - $155k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement backend integrations among engineering tools, production systems, aircraft components, avionics data streams, and mission planning software.
- Develop frontend views and user interfaces for monitoring, controlling, and analyzing aircraft and business operations.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, builds, and releases across development, staging, and production environments.
- Manage cloud and on-premises infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, telemetry, and reporting systems while supporting data integrity and cybersecurity.
- Collaborate with software engineers, hardware teams, and program managers to integrate DevOps practices into development workflows.
- Identify and resolve backend and frontend performance bottlenecks in mission-critical applications.
- Maintain technical documentation and promote DevOps practices through training and process improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 4 years of experience in DevOps, backend development, or full-stack engineering.
- Proficiency with Linux or POSIX environments, shell scripting, log management, and system administration.
- Experience with Python, Node.js, or Go; APIs; SQL or NoSQL databases; and integration tools such as Kafka.
- Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frontend frameworks such as React, Vue, or Angular.
- Expertise with Jenkins or GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, AWS, and Azure.
- Experience with telemetry tools such as Datadog, New Relic, or SigNoz and reporting tools such as Grafana, Superset, or Tableau.
- Strong troubleshooting, system optimization, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Aerospace, defense, DoD standards, ITAR, or secure-environment experience is preferred.
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Kubernetes Administrator, or similar certification is advantageous.
- Applicants must begin their cover letter or application summary with the phrase '[Favorite Tool] Specialist found.'
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and other comprehensive benefit options.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Three weeks of paid time off each year.
- 40 hours of sick time.
- 12 annual company holidays.
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities.
- The role requires verification of identity and employment eligibility in the United States and completion of required employment eligibility forms upon hire.
Tech Stack
AngularAnsibleApache KafkaApache SupersetAWSAzureCC#C++CSSDatadogDockerGitLab CI/CDGoGrafanaHTMLJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesLinuxNode.jsPythonReactSQLTerraformVue.js
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About Zone 5 Technologies
Zone 5 Technologies builds unmanned aircraft systems and enabling technologies—avionics, flight-control hardware/software, ground control stations, and mission-planning tools—for U.S. government and defense programs. A privately held DoD prime contractor founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Luis Obispo, CA, it develops products such as air-launched effects, counter‑UAS, tactical interceptors, and next‑generation munitions, offering end‑to‑end design, testing, and production.