Defense Unicorns

Defense Unicorns

Platform Engineer

Remote, United States · Mid · Contract

No sponsorship$123k-$167kDetected 6 days ago
PythonGoAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformAnsibleHelmCI/CDDevOpsPlatform EngineeringCybersecurityComplianceAgileCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

  • EMPLOYER IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
  • THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE AN ACTIVE SECRET CLEARANCE TO APPLY.
  • Our teams work on various different technical baselines depending on specific engagements.

Responsibilities

  • You will help us automate and build a runtime Production Environment and serve as a link between the Applications, either custom development, COTS, or OSS, and that environment, advocating best practices and facilitating communication between the application teams and platform teams.
  • Validate Solutions/Implementations: Ensure that solutions and implementations align with the outlined tasks and business requirements. Conduct thorough validations to maintain the integrity and efficiency of the platform.
  • Independently Problem Solve: Demonstrate the ability to identify and solve business problems independently. Develop small components to address specific challenges without relying on explicit architecture diagrams.
  • Understand Medium-Level Tasking: Comprehend how medium-level tasks contribute to the achievement of overall goals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate various components into a cohesive and functional platform.
  • Own the bridge between the Application Development team(s) and the Production Environment
  • Building and improving security delivery
  • Building Kubernetes and cloud native applications

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role, with a focus on system architecture and development.
  • Demonstrated experience with cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, Google Cloud, and Docker.
  • Familiarity with continuous delivery, distributed architectures, systems, everything-as-code, containerization, and cloud services.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Ansible) and a basic understanding of shell scripting.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
  • Experience with security automation and familiarity with API Security, Container Security, and Cloud Security.
  • Comfort with debugging systems and reading/writing code.
  • Secret Clearance required.
  • Proficient with YAML.
  • Experienced in working on a team following an Agile framework in a remote environment.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • Familiar with architecture security design, monitoring, and performance instrumentation in a complex enterprise environment.
  • Possess a DoD 8570 IAT II certification.
  • Experienced in Department of Defense work, specifically working on a production Authority to Operate (ATO'd) system.

Nice to have

  • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
  • Preferred Experience and Qualifications:
  • Preferred Experience and

Compensation

  • $123k-$167k

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
  • 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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