Federal Platform Engineer

horizon3ai; USA; Remote; USD 130.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

horizon3ai is seeking a Senior DevOps/Platform Engineer to build and operate secure cloud platforms that support software deployments across federal environments, including regulated workloads and classified systems. You will focus on AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes, automation, and deployment workflows to help engineering teams deliver changes reliably across the platform regions.

You will design scalable, resilient cloud-native infrastructure, improve release workflows, and implement platform

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years in DevOps or platform engineering.
• Hands-on with AWS, Kubernetes, IaC, and CI/CD.
• Go programming experience; Python helpful.
• Able to design solutions and troubleshoot complex problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication and technical docs.
• Familiar with Terraform or Crossplane, GitLab CI, Ansible, secrets mgmt, containers, observability.

Aufgaben

• Design, deploy, and improve scalable cloud-native infrastructure.
• Enhance development and release workflows for reliable deployments.
• Create platform telemetry to monitor infrastructure support.
• Build reusable infrastructure modules across engineering teams.
• Promote infrastructure as code, platform automation, and CI/CD.
• Evaluate technologies and document platform practices and decisions.

Kenntnisse

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Go programming

Python familiarity

Troubleshooting

Technical documentation

Communication

Observability

Tools

Terraform

Crossplane

GitLab CI

Ansible

Secrets management

Containers

Observability tools

Jobbeschreibung

Role overview

Build and operate secure cloud platforms that support software deployments across federal environments, from regulated workloads to classified systems. The role focuses on AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes, automation, and deployment workflows, while helping engineering teams deliver changes reliably across the regions where the platform runs.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and improve scalable, resilient cloud-native infrastructure for applications and internal services.
• Improve development and release workflows so engineers can deploy reliably and with confidence.
• Create platform telemetry to understand how effectively infrastructure supports engineering teams.
• Build reusable infrastructure modules and compositions for use across engineering.
• Promote infrastructure as code, platform automation, and CI/CD practices.
• Evaluate infrastructure technologies and document platform practices and decisions.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or a related field.
• Practical experience with AWS, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD.
• Go programming experience; familiarity with Python is useful.
• Ability to design solutions, troubleshoot complex problems, and prioritize concurrent work.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including technical documentation.
• Familiarity with tools in areas such as Terraform or Crossplane, GitLab CI, Ansible, secrets management, containers, and observability.

Nice to have

• Experience with Argo tooling, identity and access systems, AWS services for compute, storage, databases, networking, events, and security, or AI-enabled development tools.