Platform Engineer (FedD200/ FedD201/ FedD202)
Defense Unicorns · United States · 2 mo ago
RemoteRemoteEngineering$123k–$167k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Evaluate and weigh different methods for solving complex technical problems; identify innovative solutions.
- Solve technical problems that span 2-3 knowledge domains, showcasing a broad understanding of diverse technological landscapes.
- Showcase expert knowledge in 1-2 key technologies such as full-stack application development, CI/CD, GitOps, Kubernetes, Tofu, AWS, Go, or others, contributing to the team's technical excellence.
- Influence the strategic vision: contribute to the strategic planning that aligns technological advancements with the mission objectives.
- Exhibit strong programming skills and deep familiarity with Linux/Unix operating systems.
- Implement infrastructure as code and contribute to the build/maintenance of kubernetes clusters on various distributions (i.e EKS & RKE2).
- Apply extensive experience with cloud native technology deployments, emphasizing secure coding practices and vulnerability remediation.
- Build relationships with external teams and collaborate with other platform teams.
Qualifications
- Professional experience developing, deploying, supporting, or operating production applications or platform environments.
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies, containers, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, or Kubernetes-based environments.
- Strong Linux/Unix skills and the ability to troubleshoot technical issues across application and platform layers.
- Experience working with application architectures, source code, APIs, containers, runtime dependencies, or deployment requirements.
- Experience with YAML-based configuration such as Kubernetes manifests, Helm configuration, CRDs, or CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with security practices related to applications, APIs, containers, cloud infrastructure, or vulnerability remediation.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and adapt to unfamiliar technologies and ambiguous technical problems.
- Able to collaborate effectively with application, platform, and external teams.
- Eligible to apply for and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
- Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II certification.