Platform Engineer — Kubernetes & SRE for Critical Infra

Stem IT; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A McLean, VA based cyber security company is seeking a Platform Engineer to join their scaling team. The role focuses on building and operating scalable infrastructure, with emphasis on Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud-native tooling.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in Platform/DevOps/SRE roles and hands-on experience with bare-metal Kubernetes in air-gapped environments. This is a fast-paced environment supporting critical infrastructure security.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Platform, DevOps, SRE, or Infra engineering experience.
• Expertise in Kubernetes.
• Experience with Terraform, CI/CD, and major cloud providers.
• Scripting experience with Python and Bash.
• Ability to operate in a fast paced environment.
• Experience with bare-metal Kubernetes deployments in air-gapped environments.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Cloud providers

Python

Bash

Platform engineering

SRE

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

A McLean, VA based cyber security company is seeking a Platform Engineer to join their scaling team. The role focuses on building and operating scalable infrastructure, with emphasis on Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud-native tooling.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in Platform/DevOps/SRE roles and hands-on experience with bare-metal Kubernetes in air-gapped environments. This is a fast-paced environment supporting critical infrastructure security.