Remote Platform Engineer: Kubernetes & Bare-Metal Infra

Defense Unicorns; San Antonio, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premiums are 100% Company Paid

Home Office Budget

Company Stock Options

401k Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Job summary

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Platform Engineer to support deployment and maintenance of UDS in a secure bare-benefit environment. You will bridge application teams and the platform, promoting best practices for reliability, security, and scalability.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on Kubernetes experience, on-premises infrastructure know‑how, and a frank ability to deploy applications onto Kubernetes‑based platforms. Remote work within the USA is supported.

Qualifications

• Active Secret/Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Experience deploying and operating Kubernetes on bare-metal or on-premises.
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar).
• Proficiency with CI/CD tooling, particularly GitLab CI or equivalent pipeline platforms.
• Working knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems and command-line administration.
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS (EC2, EKS, IAM, S3, VPC).

Responsibilities

• Support the architecture, deployment, configuration, and testing of bare‑metal infrastructure, including GPU compute, storage, and networking
• Deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot UDS and Kubernetes-based platform services
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) and configuration to enable consistent, repeatable deployments
• Support secure software delivery, including container images, registries, packages, and deployment artifacts
• Collaborate with mission stakeholders, partner organizations, and Defense Unicorns engineering teams to identify technical requirements and resolve deployment challenges
• Collaborate with mission stakeholders, partner organizations, and Defense Unicorns engineering teams to identify technical requirements and resolve platform challenges

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux/Unix

GitLab CI

YAML

AWS

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

GitLab CI

Job description

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Platform Engineer to support deployment and maintenance of UDS in a secure bare-benefit environment. You will bridge application teams and the platform, promoting best practices for reliability, security, and scalability.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on Kubernetes experience, on-premises infrastructure know‑how, and a frank ability to deploy applications onto Kubernetes‑based platforms. Remote work within the USA is supported.