Remote Platform Engineer - Kubernetes & Cloud-Native

defenseunicorns; United States; Remote; USD 123,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Stock options

Home office budget

Flexible paid time off

Federal holidays

Paid parental leave

Training/conference reimbursements

Job summary

defenseunicorns is seeking a Platform Engineer to build and operate production runtime environments for mission applications. The role bridges application teams and platform infrastructure, promoting best practices and automated deployments with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes.

Responsibilities include aligning solutions with platform goals, delivering small reusable components, and collaborating across teams.

Responsibilities

• Validate that solutions and implementations align with platform requirements and business objectives.
• Solve problems independently by developing small components to address challenges without relying on full architecture diagrams.
• Understand how medium-level tasks contribute to broader platform goals and collaborate across teams to integrate components cohesively.
• Provide accurate time and effort estimates to support project planning and resource allocation.
• Demonstrate programming language proficiency and know when to use a language versus a shell for efficient task execution.
• Act as the connective layer between application development teams and the production environment.

Skills

Kubernetes

Python

Go

Ansible

YAML

Shell scripting

Agile

Tools

Google Cloud

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

defenseunicorns is seeking a Platform Engineer to build and operate production runtime environments for mission applications. The role bridges application teams and platform infrastructure, promoting best practices and automated deployments with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes.

Responsibilities include aligning solutions with platform goals, delivering small reusable components, and collaborating across teams.