Cloud-Native Platform Engineer — Hybrid / Air-Gapped Defense

Sanmina; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanmina in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Platform Engineer to drive the design, deployment, testing, and ongoing maintenance of cloud-native ecosystems within a restricted air-gapped environment. This role emphasizes secure administration, automated backups, patching, and reliable environment architecture for defense applications.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement high-performance systems, manage lifecycle data, and stay current with new technologies and best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience as a DevOps/Platform/Software Engineer, or similar role.
• Strong proficiency in one or more statically typed/compiled language such as Java, C#, Go.
• Strong proficiency in one or more dynamically typed/scripting languages such as Javascript, Typescript, Python or Bash.
• Experience with Git, GitLab, CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with cloud platforms.
• Experience with relational databases (Oracle preferred), Postgres.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Work with internal teams to understand user requirements and provide technical solutions
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing software
• Document and maintain software functionality
• Stay up-to-date with new technologies and best practices

Skills

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

GitLab

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Job description

Sanmina in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Platform Engineer to drive the design, deployment, testing, and ongoing maintenance of cloud-native ecosystems within a restricted air-gapped environment. This role emphasizes secure administration, automated backups, patching, and reliable environment architecture for defense applications.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement high-performance systems, manage lifecycle data, and stay current with new technologies and best practices