Platform Engineer — GPU Kubernetes & CI/CD

Allencontrolsystems; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Allen Control Systems, a cutting-edge defense startup, seeks a Platform Engineer to design and own the infrastructure for autonomous counter-drone systems. This role involves managing a 130+ GPU bare-metal Kubernetes cluster, developing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring operational reliability.

The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of experience in platform engineering, strong Python programming skills, and expertise in Kubernetes and NVIDIA GPU infrastructure. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits including health insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in platform engineering or DevOps.
• Hands-on experience in production Kubernetes environments.
• Strong Linux systems knowledge, including networking and security.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and operate Kubernetes clusters with NVIDIA GPUs.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and ensure system reliability.
• Define infrastructure-as-code practices across deployments.

Skills

Python programming

Bash scripting

Kubernetes administration

NVIDIA GPU infrastructure

CI/CD tooling

Observability tooling (ELK)

C++ and Python toolchains on Linux

Linux systems knowledge

Job description

Allen Control Systems, a cutting-edge defense startup, seeks a Platform Engineer to design and own the infrastructure for autonomous counter-drone systems. This role involves managing a 130+ GPU bare-metal Kubernetes cluster, developing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring operational reliability.

The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of experience in platform engineering, strong Python programming skills, and expertise in Kubernetes and NVIDIA GPU infrastructure. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits including health insurance and paid time off.