Senior Platform Engineer: Cloud, DevSecOps & Kubernetes Lead

Iron EagleX, Inc.; Crystal City (TX); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Iron EagleX is seeking a senior Platform Engineer Sr Principal to lead the architecture, implementation, and continuous improvement of secure, scalable cloud-native platforms at scale. The role requires extensive AWS, Kubernetes, and DevSecOps expertise, with a focus on driving modernization across multiple government-focused projects.

The successful candidate will serve as a technical authority, establish platform engineering standards, and collaborate with development teams to deliver reliable

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years in DevOps/Platform Engineering and cloud environments.
• Proven experience with AWS at scale and security best practices.
• Experience leading architecture and engineering efforts across multiple projects.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, container security, and IaC tooling.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical authority for Platform Engineering and DevOps across projects.
• Design, implement, and improve secure, scalable cloud-native platforms.
• Operate enterprise Kubernetes platforms across teams and environments.
• Architect secure AWS solutions with networking, load balancing, and zero-trust.
• Define and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps standards.

Skills

AWS Cloud Computing

Cloud Engineering

Cloud Infrastructure

Cloud Platform

DevOps

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Kustomize

Terraform

Crossplane

GitLab

Python

Bash

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Kustomize

Terraform

Crossplane

GitLab

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Iron EagleX is seeking a senior Platform Engineer Sr Principal to lead the architecture, implementation, and continuous improvement of secure, scalable cloud-native platforms at scale. The role requires extensive AWS, Kubernetes, and DevSecOps expertise, with a focus on driving modernization across multiple government-focused projects.

The successful candidate will serve as a technical authority, establish platform engineering standards, and collaborate with development teams to deliver reliable