Platform Engineer

Join our team as a Platform Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in advancing freedom and independence globally. You will work on various technical baselines, focusing on the platform layer, IaC automation, security, and implementation. Your responsibilities will include validating solutions, independently problem-solving, understanding medium-level tasking, estimating time and effort, demonstrating programming language proficiency, and owning the bridge between application development and production. This is a dynamic role that requires adaptability and a willingness to take on new responsibilities as they arise.

• Automate and build a runtime Production Environment, serving as a link between the Applications and that environment.
• Ensure that solutions and implementations align with the outlined tasks and business requirements, conducting thorough validations.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and solve business problems independently, developing small components to address specific challenges.

• We are seeking a talented and experienced Platform Engineer to join our team
• Possessing strong proficiency with Kubernetes, the ideal candidate will play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of our platform, demonstrating a strong understanding of system architecture, problem-solving skills, and the ability to guide junior engineers
• Clearance Requirement: Active Secret clearance highly preferred
• Proven experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role, with a focus on system architecture and development
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently
• Knowledgeable about DevSecOps/DevOps and CI/CD theory
• Comfort with debugging systems and reading/writing code
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Ability to obtain and maintain a clearance
• Proficient with YAML
• Familiarity with continuous delivery, distributed architectures, systems, everything-as-code, containerization, and cloud services
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Ansible) and a basic understanding of shell scripting
• Demonstrated experience with cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, Google Cloud, and Docker
• If you're enthusiastic about the role but don't match every criteria, we encourage you to apply
• Active Secret security clearance or higher
• Possess a DoD 8570 IAT II certification
• Familiar with architecture security design, monitoring, and performance instrumentation in a complex enterprise environment
• Experienced in working on a team following an Agile framework in a remote environment
• Experienced in Department of Defense work, specifically working on a production Authority to Operate (ATO’d) system
• Experience with security automation and familiarity with API Security, Container Security, and Cloud Security