Defense Unicorns

Senior Platform Engineer

United States - Remote · Senior · Contract

No sponsorship$149k-$201kDetected 5 days ago

AWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformHelmCI/CDPlatform EngineeringCybersecurityComplianceAgileRecruitingCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

This role involves managing Unified Defense Stack (UDS) deployments, generating training documentation, and training system integrators on our software tools.

Implement and manage storage services across AWS and on-premises environments, including persistent storage decoupled from ephemeral VMs, backup and recovery, and cross-environment data synchronization.
Demonstrate the ability to identify and solve business problems independently. Develop small components to address specific challenges without relying on explicit architecture diagrams.
Build and maintain automated pipeline functions, leading teams towards delivery and sustainment options.
Contribute to the build and maintenance of our cloud infrastructure as well as our Enterprise IaC modules.
Adhere to SLA commitments, including on-call support for critical UDS issues in customer environments.
Building and improving security delivery
Building Kubernetes and cloud native applications

Active Secret Clearance (or ability to obtain one).
Proven experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role, with a focus on cloud infrastructure (i.e. AWS, Azure, GCP) and Infrastructure as Code (i.e. Terraform/OpenTofu, Spacelift).
Demonstrated experience with cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, and Docker.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
Hands-on experience with AWS storage services (S3, EBS, EFS, FSx) and familiarity with on-premises storage systems (e.g., NFS, SAN/NAS, Ceph), including experience with persistent storage in ephemeral or non-persistent compute environments.
Experience architecting and maintaining hybrid cloud/on-prem environments.
Strong knowledge of hybrid cloud architectures, including networking, RBAC, and storage for cloud and on-prem clusters.
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.

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

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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