Platform Engineer

About this role

A U.S. government contractor seeks an experienced Platform Engineer to design and maintain cloud-native production environments using Kubernetes. You'll bridge application development and platform teams, automate infrastructure, and ensure solutions meet security and business requirements in a remote role requiring an active Secret clearance.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain Kubernetes-based production environments with infrastructure-as-code automation
• Validate that solutions align with business requirements and platform standards
• Independently identify and solve technical problems across platform and application integration
• Serve as liaison between application development teams and production environment teams
• Estimate effort for medium-sized tasks and support project planning
• Implement security automation and DevSecOps practices in compliance with DoD standards

What they're looking for

• Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Cloud-native technologies (Google Cloud, Docker)
• Infrastructure-as-Code and automation
• Programming languages (Python, Go, Ansible) and shell scripting
• YAML configuration and DevOps/CI-CD practices
• Security automation (API, container, and cloud security)
• System architecture and debugging
• Agile development in remote teams

Benefits

• Competitive salary ($123,250 - $166,750 for mid-level)
• Remote work opportunity across United States
• Work on mission-critical defense systems
• Collaborative team of experienced engineers and veterans
• Focus on innovation in secure software delivery