defenseunicorns

Platform Engineer - FedD180/FedD181

At a Glance

Location
United States
Work Regime
remote
Compensation
ndards Mid Platform Engineer: $123,250 - $166,750 Who We Are Defense Unicorns d
Posted
2026-08-04T15:02:52-04:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

AWSBashCI/CDDockerKubernetesLinuxPythonTerraform

Domain Knowledge

  • Defense
  • Engineering

Requirements

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deploying, managing, and troubleshooting clusters and workloads)

Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi, or similar)

Proficiency with CI/CD tooling, particularly GitLab CI or equivalent pipeline platforms

Working knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems and command-line administration

Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS (EC2, EKS, IAM, S3, VPC)

Familiarity with containerization (Docker, container image builds, registry management)

Responsibilities

Build, maintain, and improve Kubernetes clusters and containerized application deployments across cloud environments (AWS, EKS, RKE2)

Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) to provision and configure platform resources consistently and repeatably

Own and improve CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab CI configuration, runner deployments, and automated build and deployment workflows

Support identity and access management through tools such as Keycloak, including user onboarding, role configuration, and troubleshooting

Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging to ensure platform health and support incident investigation

Manage certificate lifecycle operations, including renewal of public certificates and related automation