Senior Platform Engineer – Cloud Infra & Security

Peregrine; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrine Technologies in Washington, DC is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Platform team. You will own infrastructure work end-to-end, scaling Peregrine's cloud footprint while improving performance, reliability, and security.

This hands-on role requires managing multiple priorities and mentoring other engineers in best practices. The role emphasizes cost-conscious architecture, on-call readiness, and collaboration across teams to deliver a fast, secure platform used by developers and

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience building and operating cloud infrastructure at scale, with direct ownership of platform or networking systems.
• Proficiency in a modern programming language commonly used in infrastructure work, such as Python or Go.
• Hands-on experience with major public cloud platforms, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code tooling.
• Track record of shipping work that drives down cloud costs through architecture and tooling, without compromising reliability.
• Solid grounding in cloud and network security best practices, and experience working within compliance-driven environments.
• Strong instincts for developer experience: building tools, guardrails, and documentation that make the platform easy and safe to use.
• Comfort operating and improving systems under real production load, including on-call ownership and incident response.
• Located in Washington, DC and open to working in the office.
• You currently hold, or are able to obtain, an active U.S. security clearance (required).

Responsibilities

• Own moderately complex infrastructure problems from design through production.
• Lead initiatives to improve platform performance and reliability.
• Reduce infrastructure cost through thoughtful architecture and tooling.
• Strengthen the security posture of Peregrine's cloud footprint.
• Make the platform more developer-friendly with better tools and guardrails.

Skills

Python

Go

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as code

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Job description

Peregrine Technologies in Washington, DC is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Platform team. You will own infrastructure work end-to-end, scaling Peregrine's cloud footprint while improving performance, reliability, and security.

This hands-on role requires managing multiple priorities and mentoring other engineers in best practices. The role emphasizes cost-conscious architecture, on-call readiness, and collaboration across teams to deliver a fast, secure platform used by developers and