Senior Platform Engineer (DevSecOps - San Antonio)

Bravo17 Digital; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible work

Paid time off

Parental leave

Sick leave

Job summary

Bravo17 seeks a Senior Platform Engineer (DevSecOps) to architect, secure, and scale cloud infrastructure. With 4+ years in DevOps/SRE/Cloud Engineering, you will build the automated pave road for secure and rapid software delivery from development to production.

You will lead DevSecOps, embed security left in CI/CD, govern multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI), and mentor engineers while shaping the long-term technical roadmap.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Cloud Engineering, with at least 2 years focused specifically on security.
• BS or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or a related technical degree.
• Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2).

Responsibilities

• Cloud Architecture & IaC: Architect, implement, and maintain highly available, fault-tolerant, and multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• DevSecOps & Security Leadership: Lead the DevSecOps strategy, moving security “left” by integrating automated security scanning (SAST, DAST), container security, and compliance checks directly into CI/CD pipelines.
• CI/CD Orchestration: Lead the evolution of deployment pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) to enable secure, rapid, and zero-downtime application deployments.
• Cloud Governance: Establish and manage comprehensive cloud governance, including Identity and Access Management (IAM), encryption (at rest/in transit), and cloud-native security toolsets.
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): Implement robust observability (monitoring, logging, alerting) with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch. Drive incident response and post-mortem processes.
• Capacity Planning & Reliability: Collaborate with development teams to embed reliability into application design, and lead capacity planning to forecast resource needs and ensure effective system scaling.
• Technical Leadership & Documentation: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to DevOps engineers, conducting code reviews and promoting a culture of continuous learning. Author detailed technical documentation for all development and operational processes.

Skills

DevOps experience

SRE expertise

Cloud engineering

Security focus

Python/Go/Bash

Kubernetes security

CI/CD tooling

Security standards

Education

Bachelor's degree

Security+ certification

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Argo CD

CloudWatch

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Position Summary

We are seeking a visionary Senior Platform Engineer (DevSecOps) to architect, secure, and scale cloud infrastructure. With a minimum of 4 years in the field, you aren’t just managing servers; you are building the automated “paved road” that allows developers to ship code securely and rapidly.

In this role, you will bridge the gap between development, security, and operations. You will be responsible for moving security “left” in our CI/CD pipelines, ensuring that cloud-native applications are resilient by design. As a Lead, you will influence the long-term technical roadmap.

This position is targeted for San Antonio, Texas, and is on site.

What You’ll Do

• Cloud Architecture & IaC: Architect, implement, and maintain highly available, fault-tolerant, and multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• DevSecOps & Security Leadership: Lead the DevSecOps strategy, moving security “left” by integrating automated security scanning (SAST, DAST), container security, and compliance checks directly into CI/CD pipelines.
• CI/CD Orchestration: Lead the evolution of deployment pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) to enable secure, rapid, and zero-downtime application deployments.
• Cloud Governance: Establish and manage comprehensive cloud governance, including Identity and Access Management (IAM), encryption (at rest/in transit), and cloud-native security toolsets.
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): Implement robust observability (monitoring, logging, alerting) with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch. Drive continuous improvement by leading incident response and post-mortem processes.
• Capacity Planning & Reliability: Collaborate with development teams to embed reliability into application design, and lead capacity planning to forecast resource needs and ensure effective system scaling.
• Technical Leadership & Documentation: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to DevOps engineers, conducting code reviews and promoting a culture of continuous learning. Author detailed technical documentation for all development and operational processes.

What You Will Bring To The Table

• Experience & Education
• • Minimum 4+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Cloud Engineering, with at least 2 years focused specifically on security.
  • BS or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or a related technical degree.
  • Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2).
• Technical Expertise
• • Deep mastery of AWS; experience managing multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environments is required.
  • Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes (K8s) orchestration, including securing container images and runtime environments.
  • Advanced scripting skills in Python, Go, or Bash.
  • Deep understanding of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Argo CD).
• Security & Compliance
• • Solid understanding of security frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST, or CIS benchmarks).
• Professional & Clearance Requirements
• • Proven ability to explain complex security risks to non-technical stakeholders and advocate for best practices.
  • US citizenship required.
  • Top Secret clearance/Tier 5 investigation required.

Who You Are

You are a builder. You are comfortable operating without excessive structure and know how to create clarity where it doesn’t exist.

You thrive in environments where standards are high, teams are small, and impact is visible. You do not need hand-holding, but you are collaborative and generous with your expertise.

You are motivated by mission-driven work and understand the responsibility that comes with designing for federal and defense environments. You can balance user-centered design with regulatory constraints, policy requirements, and security realities.

You:

• Take ownership without waiting to be asked
• Are comfortable leading research and design with minimal oversight
• Communicate confidently with senior federal stakeholders
• Know how to defend design decisions with data and rationale
• Are adaptable when priorities shift
• Care deeply about quality and usability, even in complex systems
• See ambiguity as an opportunity, not a blocker
• You want to be part of building something, not just contributing to something already built.

Additional Information

Security Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI Required

Work Environment: Bravo17 is a growing federal digital services firm. We operate with high accountability, lean teams, and a strong sense of ownership. This role requires comfort with ambiguity, initiative, and a bias toward action.

Benefits: Bravo17 offers competitive compensation, health and welfare benefits, flexible ways of working, and generous time off policies including vacation/PTO, sick leave, and parental leave.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Bravo17 LLC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business need without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.