defenseunicorns
Senior Platform Engineer (FedD144)
At a Glance
- Location
- United States
- Work Regime
- remote
- Posted
- 2026-07-10T17:09:00-04:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Automation
- Defense
- Finance
- Government
- Insurance
- Medical
Requirements
Deep knowledge in 1-2 key technologies such as pipelines, GitOps, Kubernetes, or Go
Demonstrated experience with Kubernetes and container-based systems
Proficient with security automation and familiarity with API Security, Container Security, and Cloud Security
Proficient in architecture security design, monitoring, and performance instrumentation in complex enterprise environments
Experience with continuous delivery, distributed architectures, everything-as-code, containerization, and cloud services
Proven track record of evaluating and selecting optimal methods for solving complex business problems
Responsibilities
Architect and maintain scalable runtime production environments across cloud-native and containerized systems, including transforming applications into Kubernetes-friendly formats for bare-metal deployment
Own the technical roadmap for the platform vertical, identifying gaps, planning initiatives, and aligning engineering effort to mission objectives
Provide mentorship to engineers across the team, fostering professional development and raising the technical bar
Identify technical overlap across projects and guide teams on leveraging each other for efficient delivery
Work closely with Mission Managers, providing insights on engineering competency, capacity, velocity, and alignment with mission objectives
Collaborate with product teams, providing feedback on product fit and contributing to product direction based on production usage