Senior Platform Engineer

BAM Technologies, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BAM Technologies, LLC is seeking a hands-on Senior Platform Engineer to own and administer a critical part of our infrastructure while keeping it compliant with federal requirements. You will manage GitHub Enterprise, AWS GovCloud (US), EKS/Kubernetes, and Terraform modules, applying security-by-design across identity, networking, and secrets.

The role emphasizes ongoing validation against NIST, CMMC, FedRAMP-aligned controls and requires US citizenship with the ability to obtain a clearance if

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Platform/Cloud Infrastructure Engineering or similar roles with hands-on ownership.
• Experience administering GitHub Enterprise at an organizational level.
• Strong Kubernetes/EKS expertise and Terraform proficiency.
• Solid AWS knowledge with cloud security fundamentals.
• Direct experience supporting GCC High, GovCloud, or other regulated environments.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance if needed.
• US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Administer and harden GitHub Enterprise baseline (SSO/SCIM, audit logging, branch protections, secret scanning, access controls).
• Own AWS GovCloud (US) infrastructure with EKS/Kubernetes and integrations with Microsoft 365 GCC High as applicable.
• Maintain and extend Terraform modules and build new ones as the environment evolves.
• Apply security-by-design across identity, networking, encryption, and secrets management.
• Continuously validate/remediate the environment against NIST 800-53, CMMC, FedRAMP-aligned controls, and DISA STIGs with documentation.
• Maintain policy-as-code guardrails to enforce CMMC and other compliance rules across Terraform-managed infra.
• Monitor, patch, and improve reliability through automation and best practices.
• Respond to audit findings and vulnerability scan results in a timely manner.

Job description

Senior Platform Engineer

BAM is a dynamic, multi-disciplinary firm with leading-edge skills in information technology, software development and applied research. Serving government and commercial markets, BAM is committed to its customers and to delivering strong leadership, sound solutions, and innovative thinking.

BAM is seeking a hands‑on Senior Platform Engineer to own and administer a critical part of our infrastructure and keep it continuously compliant with federal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Administer and harden our GitHub Enterprise Server baseline: org/repo policies, SSO/SCIM, audit logging, branch protections, secret scanning, and access controls.
• Own the AWS GovCloud (US) infrastructure supporting our regulated services and integrations with Microsoft 365 GCC High, with deep ownership of Amazon EKS / Kubernetes.
• Maintain and extend our existing Terraform modules and build new ones as the environment evolves.
• Apply security‑by‑design across identity, networking, encryption, and secrets management.
• Continuously validate and remediate the environment against its applicable federal requirements and IL4+ security baseline, including NIST 800-53, CMMC, FedRAMP‑aligned controls, and relevant DISA STIGs, while maintaining supporting evidence and documentation.
• Maintain policy‑as‑code guardrails to automatically enforce CMMC and other compliance rules across our Terraform‑managed infrastructure.
• Monitor, patch, and improve reliability of the platform through strong automation and operational best practices.
• Respond to and remediate audit findings and vulnerability scan results in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Platform/Cloud Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, or SRE, with hands‑on ownership (not …​,)
• Experience administering GitHub Enterprise (or a comparable enterprise SCM platform) at an organizational level.
• Expert‑level Kubernetes/EKS and expert‑level Terraform.
• Strong AWS experience and solid cloud security fundamentals.
• Direct experience supporting GCC High, GovCloud, or other regulated/government‑compliant environments.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance if needed
• Must be US citizen

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AWS GovCloud (US); Azure Government / Microsoft 365 GCC High a plus.
• Experience implementing policy‑as‑code (e.g., OPA, Sentinel, Checkov, or similar) to enforce compliance guardrails.
• AWS Professional certs, CKA/CKS, GitHub Advanced Security certification, HashiCorp Terraform Associate.
• Familiarity with NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, or CMMC.
  This is a remote position