Hybrid Platform Engineer II: AWS, Kubernetes & Terraform

Exiger; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary time off

Health, vision, and dental benefits

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Job summary

Exiger is seeking a Platform Engineer II to design and build AWS platform features and contribute to CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes operations. You will work with Terraform, Helm, and observability tools to improve reliability and security across environments.

The role requires 0–4 years of cloud infrastructure experience, a BS in CS, and skills in Python or Go, AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform. A willingness to achieve AWS certifications within a year is expected.

Qualifications

• 0–4 years of production experience in cloud infrastructure or CI/CD.
• BS in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Proficiency in Python or Go; experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• AWS Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator Associate (or willingness to achieve within 12 months).
• Familiar with mainstream LLMs and AI Harnesses.

Responsibilities

• Own platform features end-to-end, from design to production.
• Build multi-environment CI/CD pipelines and deploy workloads via Terraform and Helm.
• Operate and troubleshoot AWS EKS clusters, manage resources, and autoscaling.
• Implement secure-by-default configurations aligned with NIST/CIS standards.
• Design SLOs and dashboards using CloudWatch or Datadog for reliability.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate IaC development and scripting.

Skills

Python

Go

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Exiger is seeking a Platform Engineer II to design and build AWS platform features and contribute to CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes operations. You will work with Terraform, Helm, and observability tools to improve reliability and security across environments.

The role requires 0–4 years of cloud infrastructure experience, a BS in CS, and skills in Python or Go, AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform. A willingness to achieve AWS certifications within a year is expected.