Platform Engineer I: AI-Ready AWS & Kubernetes

Black Eagle Defense; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 124,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Eagle Defense seeks a Software Engineer I - Platform to own and extend the AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and security posture that power our AI capabilities. You will help build a reliable foundation for customer-facing AI services while supporting a broader ecosystem of AI-enabled applications.

In this role, you will deploy and maintain cloud infrastructure, create CI/CD pipelines, monitor production systems, and collaborate with teams to scale and secure the platform, ensuring

Qualifications

• 3+ years of SWE experience in programs/contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• 4 extra years of SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may substitute for a bachelor's degree.
• Proficiency with Python or another modern programming language.
• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud service providers.
• Understanding of containerization concepts andDocker.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain cloud infrastructure supporting the organization's AI capabilities (AWS, Kubernetes).
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code for repeatable, reliable deployments.
• Configure and use observability tooling to monitor the health and performance of production services.
• Support certificate management and follow established security best practices for AI systems and data.
• Collaborate with other teams to provision and configure the infrastructure their services depend on.
• Diagnose and help resolve production infrastructure issues.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
• Debug existing software and correct defects.
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure deployment

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as code

Observability tools

Security practices

Containerization

Python or modern language

Collaboration

Troubleshooting

Software design and coding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Terraform

Helm/Kustomize

Argo CD

Kibana

Grafana/Prometheus

Job description

Black Eagle Defense seeks a Software Engineer I - Platform to own and extend the AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and security posture that power our AI capabilities. You will help build a reliable foundation for customer-facing AI services while supporting a broader ecosystem of AI-enabled applications.

In this role, you will deploy and maintain cloud infrastructure, create CI/CD pipelines, monitor production systems, and collaborate with teams to scale and secure the platform, ensuring