Sr. Platform Infrastructure Engineer

Vantor; Westminster (MD); On-site; USD 128,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor in Denver seeks a Senior Platform Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and operate mission-critical software platforms across AWS and on-prem infrastructure.

The ideal candidate blends architecture and hands-on ops, scales cloud and on-prem deployments, and minimizes operational chaos through automation and IaC.

This role requires US citizenship, security clearance eligibility, and in-office collaboration 3–5 days per week in the Denver area.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, or SRE.
• Experience deploying and operating production workloads in AWS.
• Experience supporting Linux-based infrastructure and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience deploying and operating physical infrastructure including servers and networking.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain AWS-based production infrastructure.
• Deploy and support customer-owned on-prem environments.
• Build repeatable deployment automation for cloud and hardware-based installations.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code standards for AWS and customer environments.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve deployment reliability.
• Support release engineering and production operations.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, and platform issues.
• Implement security best practices across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Support vulnerability remediation and compliance initiatives.
• Participate in architecture reviews and platform roadmap planning.
• Support customer-facing deployment and operational readiness activities.

Skills

DevOps

AWS

Linux

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Infrastructure

Troubleshooting

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelors/Masters in CS or Eng

Tools

Docker

OpenShift

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Pulumi

CloudFormation

Job description

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status.

Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Please review the job details below.

Vantor is seeking aSenior Platform Infrastructure Engineerto design, deploy, andoperatemission-critical software platforms across AWS cloud environments and customer-ownedon-premiseinfrastructure. This role combines hands-on infrastructure engineering, deployment automation, platform architecture, and operational support for both commercial and defense customers.

The ideal candidate is both an architect and an operator — someone who can scale cloud and on-prem deployment platforms while building the engineering rigor, automation, and accountability needed to reduce operational chaos and improve delivery reliability.

Success in this role requires equal comfort designing infrastructure architectures, automating deployments, troubleshooting production systems, and supporting customer-facing deployment activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design andmaintainAWS-based production infrastructure
• Deploy and support customer-ownedon-premiseenvironments
• Build repeatable deployment automation for cloud and hardware-based installations
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code standards for both AWS and customer environments
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve deployment reliability
• Support release engineering and production operations
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, and platform issues
• Implement security best practices across cloud and on-prem environments
• Support vulnerability remediation and compliance initiatives
• Participate in architecture reviews and platform roadmap planning
• Support customer-facing deployment and operational readiness activities

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years in DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering
• Experience deploying and operating production workloads in AWS
• Experience supporting Linux-based infrastructure
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Experience building andmaintainingCI/CD pipelines
• Experience deploying andoperatingphysical infrastructure including servers, storage, networking, and virtualization platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills
• U.S. Citizenship

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting defense, aerospace, intelligence, or mission-critical operational systems
• Experience with sovereign cloud, disconnected operations, or customer-managed deployments
• Experience implementing AI-assisted DevOps, AIOps, or autonomous operational tooling
• Experience defining centralized vs distributed platform engineering operating models
• Familiarity with geospatial intelligence, satellite operations, or mission planning systems
• Familiarity with Zero Trust and modernDevSecOpspractices
• Bachelor’s orMaster’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Technologies & Domains of Interest

Candidates should bring strong familiarity with many of the following:

• Dell Compute/Isilon, Juniper networking, Linux, Harvester
• Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, OpenShift
• Terraform, Ansible,Pulumi, CloudFormation
• AWS, Azure, sovereign cloud, hybrid cloud
• GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins,ArgoCD, Artifactory
• Observability and monitoring platforms
• Infrastructure security and vulnerability management
• Platform engineering and SRE practices
• AI-assisted software operations and AIOps platforms
• Distributed systems and mission-critical operational environments

Why This Role Matters

Vantor is building the infrastructure backbone for the next generation of spatial intelligence systems.

This role will directly shape how mission-critical software platforms are deployed, secured, automated, andoperatedacross global commercial and defense missions.

You will helpbuild, deploy, andmaintainthe operational foundation that enables autonomous systems, AI-powered mission planning, sovereign intelligence platforms, and real-time global situational awareness.

Future Platform Must Operate Anywhere

• In commercial cloud
• In sovereign national environments
• At the tactical edge
• In disconnected and classified deployments
• Across distributed global operations

Ideal Candidate Backgrounds

• Platform engineering or DevOpsengineering at cloud-native or mission-critical technology companies
• Defense, aerospace, geospatial, or high-reliability operational environments
• Experience scaling Kubernetes-based infrastructure and deployment ecosystems
• Strongtechnical acumencombined with hands-on architectural credibility

Work Environment

• Denver metro area
• In-office collaboration expected 3–5 days per week
• U.S. Citizenshiprequired
• Clearance eligibility preferred
• Occasional travel (10–25%) may berequiredto support customer deployments, installations, and operational readiness activities

Pay Transparency:

To support pay transparency, Vantor includes salary ranges in all U.S. job postings. Starting pay for this role will fall within the listed range and will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role should not expect to receive compensation at the top of the range. The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position, and final offers will be determined based on each candidate’s experience, expertise, and alignment with the role.

• The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $128,000.00 - $170,000.00 - $187,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits:

Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

The date of posting can be found on Vantor’s Career page at the top of each job posting.

EEO Policy:

Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.