Platform Engineer

About this role

Defense Unicorns seeks a Platform Engineer to build and maintain cloud-based Kubernetes infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for a government contractor. This remote role combines DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering responsibilities, requiring hands-on expertise in cloud platforms, infrastructure as code, and containerization.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain Kubernetes clusters and containerized deployments across AWS, EKS, and RKE2
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform to provision platform resources consistently
• Own CI/CD pipelines including GitLab CI configuration, runner deployments, and automated workflows
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging systems to ensure platform health and support incident investigation
• Manage certificate lifecycle operations and support container security practices including Iron Bank compliance
• Collaborate with application teams on deployment troubleshooting and contribute to documentation and operational standards

What they're looking for

• Kubernetes cluster deployment and management
• Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar)
• GitLab CI or equivalent CI/CD platforms
• AWS cloud services (EC2, EKS, IAM, S3, VPC)
• Docker and container image management
• YAML configuration for Kubernetes manifests and Helm charts
• Linux/Unix system administration
• Problem-solving and independent work in remote environments