Platform Engineer — Remote Cloud, Kubernetes, Clearance

Defense Unicorns; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 148,750 - 201,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Company stock options

Home office budget

Paid time off & federal holidays

Learning & conference reimbursement

Job summary

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Platform Engineer for the Navy Delivery team. The role blends DevOps with platform application security, focusing on building and maintaining secure, cloud-native platforms.

Expect to work across CI/CD components, Kubernetes clusters (EKS/RKE2), and infrastructure-as-code, while mentoring peers and shaping technical strategy. The position requires active DoD clearance eligibility, strong Linux/Unix skills, and experience with cloud-native deployments in

Qualifications

• Experience solving problems across multiple knowledge domains.
• Proficiency in full-stack development, GitOps, Kubernetes, or AWS.
• Strong security-minded software delivery practices.
• Familiarity with YAML for Kubernetes manifests and pipelines.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and work in Agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a bridge between applications and the Navy platform environment.
• Innovate and solve complex technical problems across domains.
• Contribute to strategic planning and architectural reviews.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Go

GitOps

Linux/Unix

AWS

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Platform Engineer for the Navy Delivery team. The role blends DevOps with platform application security, focusing on building and maintaining secure, cloud-native platforms.

Expect to work across CI/CD components, Kubernetes clusters (EKS/RKE2), and infrastructure-as-code, while mentoring peers and shaping technical strategy. The position requires active DoD clearance eligibility, strong Linux/Unix skills, and experience with cloud-native deployments in