Defense Unicorns
Platform Engineer (FedD160)
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
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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 deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters in production. What challenges have you faced and how did you resolve them?
- Describe your hands-on experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or Pulumi. How do you approach consistency and repeatability in infrastructure provisioning?