Platform Engineer

About this role

Join a U.S. Navy contractor team as a Platform Engineer supporting the Certificate to Ship program, blending DevOps and application security expertise. You'll architect and maintain cloud-native platforms while mentoring engineers and collaborating across teams in a remote environment with 10-25% travel.

What you'll do

• Bridge applications and Navy platform environments, advocating best practices between development and platform teams
• Design and implement infrastructure-as-code solutions and manage Kubernetes cluster deployments across distributions
• Solve complex technical problems spanning multiple domains with expertise in pipelines, GitOps, or similar technologies
• Apply security automation and vulnerability remediation in cloud-native deployments
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and technical pairing
• Contribute to strategic planning that aligns technology with mission objectives

What they're looking for

• Kubernetes and container orchestration (EKS, RKE2)
• CI/CD pipelines and GitOps
• Linux/Unix administration and programming
• Infrastructure-as-code and YAML configuration
• Cloud security, API security, and container security
• DevSecOps and secure coding practices
• System architecture and distributed systems design
• Agile development and remote team collaboration

Benefits

• Remote work opportunity
• Opportunity to influence strategic technology vision
• Access to mentorship and technical growth
• Work on mission-critical Department of Defense systems
• Collaborative team environment with dedicated professionals