Platform Engineer (AWS / Infra-as-Code)

LMI Government Consulting; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI Government Consulting seeks a mid–senior Platform Engineer to own the IronGate ETL platform on AWS. You’ll design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure, automate deployments, and enforce security and reliability standards for a government-facing analytics stack.

You’ll collaborate with the application team to translate requirements into scalable, IaC-driven solutions and maintain observability across data pipelines, storage, and services in a regulated, secure environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Platform/DevOps or similar roles.
• Hands-on AWS experience (S3, IAM, VPC, security groups).
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using common tools.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
• Security best practices in cloud environments.
• Monitoring and logging setup (CloudWatch).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment across environments.
• Build and manage AWS infrastructure, including S3, IAM, networking, and data transfer security.
• Move the platform to Infrastructure-as-Code for repeatable environments.
• Implement security best practices including access control and encryption.
• Set up and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting for visibility.
• Collaborate with product teams to translate requirements into platform solutions.

Skills

Platform Engineer

AWS

CI/CD

IaC

Security best practices

Monitoring

PostgreSQL

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

AWS CodePipeline

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS CDK

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a mid–senior Platform Engineer to support our IronGate application, an ETL platform running in AWS. You will be the primary owner of the cloud environment for this product, working closely with the application team to make our platform reliable, secure, and easy to operate.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building cloud infrastructure, setting up automation, and improving the way engineering teams deliver software.

LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial‑grade platforms and mission‑ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed.

Leveraging our mission‑ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintainCI/CD pipelinesto automate build, test, and deployment across development, staging, and production.

• Build and manageAWS infrastructure, including S3, IAM, networking, and services that support secure file transfer and data movement.

• Move the IronGate platform from manual setups toInfrastructure-as-Code, so environments are consistent and repeatable.

• Implementsecurity best practices, including access control, encryption, and secure configurations.

• Set up and maintainmonitoring, logging, and alertingso the team has clear visibility into system health and issues.

• Work withPostgreSQLand other data storage solutions that support the IronGate data pipeline.

• Collaborate closely with the IronGate product team (developers and product owners) to understand requirements and translate them into robust platform solutions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or similar role.

• Strong, hands‑on experience withAWS(e.g., S3, IAM, networking/VPC, security groups).

• Experience designing and maintainingCI/CD pipelinesusing tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWSCodePipeline, Jenkins, or similar.

• Experience withInfrastructure-as-Codetools (e.g., Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK).

• Experience applyingsecurity best practicesin cloud environments.

• Experience setting upmonitoring and logging(e.g., CloudWatch or similar tools).

• Strong experience withPostgreSQLand familiarity with other data storage options.

• Comfortable working as the primary platform owner for a product, while collaborating with other technical teams as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working inregulated cloud environments, such as AWS GovCloud or environments governed by FedRAMP or DoD requirements.

• Experience withAWS Transfer FamilyandAWSDataSync.

• Experience withETL or data pipelineworkloads.

• Experience supporting web application teams (e.g., React/Angular) from an infrastructure and deployment perspective.

Target salary range: $111426.84 - $192890.16

The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for a U.S. Government security clearance. Only US Citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, LMI will only consider applicants with security clearances or applicants who are eligible for security clearances, due to the nature of the work.

Job Locations

US-Remote