Remote Platform Engineer: Kubernetes, Cloud & CI/CD

pofft Technology Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Platform Engineer to join our platform team responsible for a cloud-based environment. You will work on Kubernetes clusters, IaC provisioning, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliability, security, and scalability.

The role requires hands-on Kubernetes experience, Terraform/Pulumi, and GitLab CI. A Secret clearance is required to start, and the position is remote with potential on-site collaboration as needed.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance to start.
• Hands-on experience deploying and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve Kubernetes clusters across cloud environments (AWS).
• Develop and manage IaC to provision platform resources.
• Own and improve CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI).
• Support identity and access management.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and incident response.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Linux/Unix

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Yaml

Security/compliance

Platform engineering

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

GitLab CI

Job description

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Platform Engineer to join our platform team responsible for a cloud-based environment. You will work on Kubernetes clusters, IaC provisioning, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliability, security, and scalability.

The role requires hands-on Kubernetes experience, Terraform/Pulumi, and GitLab CI. A Secret clearance is required to start, and the position is remote with potential on-site collaboration as needed.