Federal Platform Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the deployment and operation of product infrastructure across various federal environments, ranging from FedRAMP to classified workloads.

• Develop, sustain, and enhance the platform operating within AWS.

• Create scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native application platforms across deployed AWS regions.

• Identify, design, and implement enhancements to development and deployment processes.

• Design and create internal platform tools to gather telemetry regarding platform effectiveness.

• Assist in establishing documentation practices utilizing Confluence and documentation as code.

• Engage in project management and task allocation using Jira and Agile methodologies.

• Develop reusable Terraform modules and Crossplane compositions.

• Advocate for automation in infrastructure as code, platform operations, and CI/CD practices.

• Assess technologies and automation methodologies for application hosting and infrastructure provisioning, and outline recommended workflows.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or similar roles.

• Strong knowledge and experience with solution design and workflow.

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent technical documentation and communication abilities.

• Experience utilizing Claude Code or other AI-driven development tools.

• Proficiency with GitLab CI/CD.

• Familiarity with Argo Events, Argo Workflows, and Argo CD.

• Experience with SSO technologies, including OIDC, SAML, Okta, and social sign-ins.

• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code utilizing Terraform and Crossplane.

• Experience with secret management tools such as HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secret Manager, and External Secrets Operator.

• Proficient in Ansible and shell scripting.

• GoLang experience is required; Python experience is a plus.

• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes, including RKE2, K3S, or EKS.

• Familiarity with Datadog and OpenSearch for logging and metrics.

• Experience with AWS core services, including EC2, Lambda, EKS, S3, EBS, Aurora RDS/Postgres, VPC, VPCE, Route 53, SQS, EventBus, IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, Cognito, Organizations, and SSO.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, STEM, or equivalent experience.

• Must be a US Citizen.

• Required to possess or have the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

• Familiarity with FedRAMP, CS SRG, NIST 800-53, or the Authority to Operate (ATO) process is an advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

• Performance-based bonuses.

• Equity options available.

• Opportunities for remote work and a flexible working environment.

• Opportunities for growth and career advancement.

• A collaborative, innovation-driven, inclusive, and diverse culture.

• Up to 5% travel; job-related travel expenses subject to manager review and approval.