Platform Engineer
Defense Unicorns · Defense
- Work arrangement: remote in country
- Employment type: Full Time
- Salary: $123.2k - $166.7k USD/yr
- Seniority: middle
- Posted:
Job description
Position:
Platform Engineer - FedD180/FedD181
Company:
Defense Unicorns
Compensation:
Mid Platform Engineer: $123,250 - $166,750
Location:
Remote, United States
Employment type:
Not specified
Work Arrangement:
Remote
Short Summary:
Defense Unicorns is seeking a Platform Engineer to join their platform team, responsible for the development, maintenance, and reliability of a cloud-based platform environment. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD.
Responsibilities:
- Build, maintain, and improve Kubernetes clusters and containerized application deployments across cloud environments (AWS, EKS, RKE2)
- Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) to provision and configure platform resources consistently
- Own and improve CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab CI configuration
- Support identity and access management through tools such as Keycloak
- Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging
- Manage certificate lifecycle operations
- Contribute to platform security posture
- Collaborate with application teams to troubleshoot deployment issues
- Write and maintain technical documentation
- Participate in on-call rotations and support platform incidents
- Mentor and support junior engineers
Requirement:
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi)
- Proficiency with CI/CD tooling, particularly GitLab CI
- Working knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems
- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker)
- Ability to read and write YAML fluently
- Strong problem-solving skills
- US citizenship required; must be eligible for CUI access
- Possess or ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II certification
Benefits:
- Health: Medical/Dental/Vision Premiums are 100% Company Paid
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Financial: 401k Retirement Plan, Company Stock Options
- Leave: Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays
- Learning: Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions, Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
Platform Engineer - FedD180/FedD181
Company:
Defense Unicorns
Compensation:
Mid Platform Engineer: $123,250 - $166,750
Location:
Remote, United States
Employment type:
Not specified
Work Arrangement:
Remote
Short Summary:
Defense Unicorns is seeking a Platform Engineer to join their platform team, responsible for the development, maintenance, and reliability of a cloud-based platform environment. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD.
Responsibilities:
- Build, maintain, and improve Kubernetes clusters and containerized application deployments across cloud environments (AWS, EKS, RKE2)
- Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) to provision and configure platform resources consistently
- Own and improve CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab CI configuration
- Support identity and access management through tools such as Keycloak
- Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging
- Manage certificate lifecycle operations
- Contribute to platform security posture
- Collaborate with application teams to troubleshoot deployment issues
- Write and maintain technical documentation
- Participate in on-call rotations and support platform incidents
- Mentor and support junior engineers
Requirement:
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi)
- Proficiency with CI/CD tooling, particularly GitLab CI
- Working knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems
- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker)
- Ability to read and write YAML fluently
- Strong problem-solving skills
- US citizenship required; must be eligible for CUI access
- Possess or ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II certification
Benefits:
- Health: Medical/Dental/Vision Premiums are 100% Company Paid
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Financial: 401k Retirement Plan, Company Stock Options
- Leave: Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays
- Learning: Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions, Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
Skills
- aws
- bash
- ci/cd
- docker
- gitlab
- golang
- grafana
- infrastructure_as_code
- keycloak
- kubernetes
- unix/linux
- monitoring
- prometheus
- python
Languages
EN
Apply
Open this job in our interactive board to apply, save it, or sign up for matched alerts on similar roles.
View & apply