Platform Engineer

defenseunicorns; Stati Uniti; Remoto; USD 123.000 - 167.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Remote in US

Health coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Company stock options

Home office budget

Flexible PTO and holidays

Training reimbursement

Descrizione del lavoro

defenseunicorns in the United States seeks a Platform Engineer to deploy and maintain a Kubernetes-based platform in a secure, bare-metal environment serving U.S. government missions. This hands-on role requires U.S.

citizenship, roughly 15–25% travel, and a valid government security clearance. You will architect bare-metal infrastructure, deploy Kubernetes services, and build repeatable IaC assets with Terraform or Pulumi.

Competenze

• Eligibility to hold a U.S. government security clearance.
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating Kubernetes in bare-metal or on-premises environments.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or comparable offerings.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tooling, ideally GitLab CI or an equivalent pipeline platform.
• Fluency reading and writing YAML for Kubernetes manifests, CRDs, Helm charts, and pipeline definitions.
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II certification (for example, Security+ CE).

Mansioni

• Architect, deploy, configure, and test bare-metal infrastructure spanning GPU compute, storage, and networking components.
• Deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based platform services and supporting workloads.
• Develop and manage infrastructure-as-code and configuration assets that enable consistent, repeatable deployments.
• Support secure software delivery pipelines, including container images, registries, packaged artifacts, and deployment outputs.
• Collaborate with mission stakeholders, partner organizations, and internal engineering teams to surface requirements and resolve deployment or platform challenges.

Conoscenze

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Linux/Unix

YAML

Security clearance eligibility

Strumenti

Terraform

Pulumi

GitLab CI

Helm

Descrizione del lavoro

Role overview

A Platform Engineer is needed to support the deployment and ongoing maintenance of a Kubernetes-based platform within a secure, bare-metal environment serving U.S. government missions. The role bridges application teams and the platform itself, championing reliable, secure, and scalable operations. It is a hands-on engineering position with roughly 15-25% travel and a U.S. citizenship requirement.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, configure, and test bare-metal infrastructure spanning GPU compute, storage, and networking components.
• Deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based platform services and supporting workloads.
• Develop and manage infrastructure-as-code and configuration assets that enable consistent, repeatable deployments.
• Support secure software delivery pipelines, including container images, registries, packaged artifacts, and deployment outputs.
• Collaborate with mission stakeholders, partner organizations, and internal engineering teams to surface requirements and resolve deployment or platform challenges.

Requirements

• Eligibility to hold a U.S. government security clearance.
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating Kubernetes or containerized platforms in bare-metal or on-premises settings, including cluster lifecycle and workload troubleshooting.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or comparable offerings.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tooling, ideally GitLab CI or an equivalent pipeline platform.
• Comfort with Linux/Unix administration from the command line and fluency reading and writing YAML for Kubernetes manifests, CRDs, Helm charts, and pipeline definitions.
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II certification (for example, Security+ CE).

Nice to have

• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS services such as EC2, EKS, IAM, S3, and VPC.
• Prior work supporting GPU-enabled infrastructure or GPU-accelerated workloads.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for working alongside partner engineering teams.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote position based in the United States.
• Listed compensation range of $123,250 to $166,750 USD, with final packages calibrated to candidate experience and national benchmarking.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with company-paid premiums, plus a health savings account, life insurance, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan, company stock options, and a home office budget.
• Flexible paid time off in addition to federal holidays and seasonal company-wide breaks, plus paid parental leave.
• Reimbursement for approved training, subscriptions, and conference attendance (travel, lodging, and fees).