Staff Platform Engineer — Secure CI/CD & Infra Architect

Manifold Industries; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with matching

Comprehensive medical, dental, and VIS

Unlimited PTO

Health & Wellness stipend

Lunch stipend 3x per week

Company holiday break

Supportive leave including military,医疗

Air-gap/classified env experience

Job summary

Manifold is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to design and build the secure deployment infrastructure for our software, spanning commercial and classified environments. You will own the full lifecycle from source to production, including CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, security scanning, and accreditation support.

You will partner with engineers, customers, and partners to create repeatable, portable production systems with strong security, reliability, and observability, enabling faster

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, DevOps, SRE, or related roles
• Deep experience deploying and operating cloud software in AWS
• Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins
• Strong software engineering fundamentals including testing, version control, debugging, and system design
• Proficiency in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Bash, or similar languages
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, preferably Terraform
• Experience with Docker and containerized application deployment
• Familiarity with Kubernetes or comparable orchestration platforms
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical decisions to customers and stakeholders
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
• U.S.-based U.S. citizen

Responsibilities

• Own deployment architecture from first principles across commercial, unclassified, and classified environments
• Build secure CI/CD and software delivery pipelines including SAST, DAST, secret scanning, and more
• Use Infrastructure-as-Code to create reproducible, auditable, portable environments
• Partner with vendors and customers to support ATO processes across classification levels
• Establish security and reliability foundations including PKI, secret management, observability, and incident response
• Develop internal tooling and developer environments to accelerate delivery while maintaining security

Skills

Cloud engineering

Platform engineering

DevSecOps

SRE

Python

TypeScript/JavaScript

Terraform

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus/Grafana

Job description

Manifold is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to design and build the secure deployment infrastructure for our software, spanning commercial and classified environments. You will own the full lifecycle from source to production, including CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, security scanning, and accreditation support.

You will partner with engineers, customers, and partners to create repeatable, portable production systems with strong security, reliability, and observability, enabling faster