Platform Engineer

Summary

Defense Unicorns delivers secure software integration, delivery, and deployment solutions for mission-focused customers. The company is seeking a Platform Engineer to support the deployment and maintenance of UDS in secure bare-metal environments, serving as a bridge between application teams and the platform. The role focuses on Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, secure software delivery, platform reliability, and collaboration with mission and engineering stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the architecture, deployment, configuration, and testing of bare-metal infrastructure, including GPU compute, storage, and networking
• Deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot UDS and Kubernetes-based platform services
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) and configuration to enable consistent, repeatable deployments
• Support secure software delivery, including container images, registries, packages, and deployment artifacts
• Collaborate with mission stakeholders, partner organizations, and Defense Unicorns engineering teams to identify technical requirements and resolve deployment challenges
• Collaborate with mission stakeholders, partner organizations, and Defense Unicorns engineering teams to identify technical requirements and resolve platform challenges

Skills

• **EMPLOYER IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION REQUIRES U.S. CITIZENSHIP.**
• **Travel Expectations/Requirements:**10%-15%
• * Active Secret/Top Secret Security Clearance
• * Experience deploying and operating Kubernetes or containerized platforms in bare-metal or on-premises environments (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)
• * Experience supporting GPU-enabled infrastructure or workloads
• * Ability to read and write YAML fluently for Kubernetes manifests, CRDs, Helm charts, and pipeline configurations
• * Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively with partner engineering teams
• * Possess or ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II certification (e.g., Security+ CE)

Qualifications

Must Haves

• **EMPLOYER IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION REQUIRES U.S. CITIZENSHIP.**
• **Travel Expectations/Requirements:**10%-15%

Nice to Haves

• * Active Secret/Top Secret Security Clearance
• * Experience deploying and operating Kubernetes or containerized platforms in bare-metal or on-premises environments (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)
• * Experience supporting GPU-enabled infrastructure or workloads
• * Ability to read and write YAML fluently for Kubernetes manifests, CRDs, Helm charts, and pipeline configurations
• * Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively with partner engineering teams
• * Possess or ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II certification (e.g., Security+ CE)

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Premiums are 100% Company Paid
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Company Stock Options
• Home Office Budget
• We offer all full-time Unicorns Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s
• Paid Parental Leave
• Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
• Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)