Defense Unicorns

Defense Unicorns

Platform Engineer

Remote, United States · Contract

No sponsorship$149k-$201kDetected 32 days ago
GitAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformHelmCI/CDPlatform EngineeringComplianceRecruitingOnboardingCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • This role involves managing Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS) deployments, generating training documentation, and training system integrators on our software tools.

Responsibilities

  • Implement and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules to reliably provision and configure customer environments.
  • Support deploying and managing UDS environments across AWS EKS, Azure AKS, and on-prem for government-backed commercial vendors.
  • Build and maintain custom UDS packages and application-specific modules, enabling streamlined deployment of customer environments.
  • Adhere to SLA commitments, including on-call support for critical UDS issues in customer environments.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for improvements to capabilities and strategies for improving deployment efficiency and customer outcomes.
  • Analyze operational and usage data to identify trends, optimize delivery strategies, and drive process improvement.

Requirements

  • Possess strong proficiency with Terraform, Terraform Automation and COllaboration Software (TACOS), Kubernetes, Helm, and containerized applications, enabling robust platform deployment and management.
  • Proven experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role, with a focus on system architecture and development.
  • Hands-on experience with Azure AKS, AWS EKS, or on-prem Kubernetes (e.g RKE2, K3s, k0s, etc.).
  • Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, OpenTofu), Helm, GitOps, and cluster provisioning and lifecycle management.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data for informed decision-making.
  • Strong knowledge of hybrid cloud architectures, including networking, RBAC, and storage for cloud and on-prem clusters.
  • Knowledgeable about DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines running on GitLab or GitHub.
  • Comfortable serving as the primary technical interface for mission heroes, providing architecture guidance, production support, and platform expertise.
  • Excellent communication skills and effectiveness in a remote team environment.
  • Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Willingness to travel as needed for on-site training and support.
  • A DoD Secret or higher clearance is not required but preferred.

Nice to have

  • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
  • Preferred Experience and Qualifications:
  • DoD IAT Level II certification (such as Security+) is not required but preferred.
  • Preferred Experience and

Compensation

  • ranges are established using national benchmarking data and apply across all geographic locations within the United States.

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental/Vision
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Company Stock Options
  • Home Office Budget
  • We offer all full-time Unicorns Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year's
  • Paid Parental Leave

Company info

  • Kubernetes
  • Cloud Environments (AWS/GCP and Azure)
  • Infrastructure-as-code (like Terraform/Pulumi)
  • Continuous Delivery and automation tooling
  • GitOps
  • Containers
  • CNCF projects and open source products and packages
  • Helm/Kustomize-Value Stream Mapping
  • Building and improving security delivery
  • Defense Unicorns delivers mission value by streamlining software delivery so our customers can focus on the most important challenges.
  • We share a vision of freedom and security for the advancement of progress and innovation.
  • Our commitment to this vision, and to our mission-driven customers, means a commitment to speed, user experience and optionality, without compromising security.
  • Our team is composed of innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across the federal market.
  • We create and deliver secure solutions for continuous software integration and delivery.
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