Defense Unicorns
Platform Engineer (FedD159)
About this role
Join a government contractor's Navy Delivery team as a Platform Engineer, bridging custom and commercial applications with secure, scalable infrastructure. This remote role blends DevOps and platform security expertise, requiring U.S. citizenship and the ability to guide teams through complex, multi-domain technical challenges while advancing mission-critical systems.
What you'll do
- Act as liaison between application teams and Navy platform environments, advocating best practices and facilitating communication
- Design and implement infrastructure-as-code solutions and maintain Kubernetes clusters across multiple distributions
- Identify innovative solutions to complex technical problems spanning multiple knowledge domains
- Contribute to strategic planning that aligns technology advancements with mission objectives
- Apply security automation, vulnerability remediation, and secure coding practices to cloud-native deployments
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and collaborative pairing
What they're looking for
- Kubernetes and container orchestration (EKS, RKE2)
- Infrastructure-as-Code and GitOps practices
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Tofu)
- Programming languages (Go preferred)
- Linux/Unix systems administration
- Security automation and cloud/container security
- CI/CD pipeline design and deployment
- YAML configuration and Kubernetes manifests
Benefits
- Remote work opportunity
- Work on mission-critical government systems
- Opportunity to mentor and develop engineering talent
- 4-12 trips per year for travel
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Defense Unicorns
Defense Unicorns builds software platforms and infrastructure services for defense and government customers, including containerized applications, package management systems, and Kubernetes-based deployment environments for disconnected or hybrid cloud settings. The company is hiring software engineers, platform engineers, technical writers, and military SkillBridge interns to develop, deploy, and support these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- defenseunicorns.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience with Kubernetes cluster management across different distributions like EKS and RKE2, and describe a complex problem you solved at the platform layer.
- Tell us about your experience implementing infrastructure as code—what tools have you used, and how have you balanced automation with security requirements?