Platform Engineer – FedD200, FedD201, FedD202

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

📋 Description

• Become a part of the Navy Delivery team, where platform engineering, application development, DevOps, and application security converge.

• Assist application teams in integrating, packaging, securing, deploying, and managing software within the Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS) and Kubernetes-based environments.

• Engage with application source code, APIs, containers, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes resources, and production runtime issues.

• Convert the needs of application teams into consistent deployment artifacts and processes.

• Detect issues across both application and platform layers.

• Provide support for CI/CD components, runner deployments and maintenance, UDS packaging, Kubernetes and Helm configurations, observability, security controls, and process automation.

• Assess methods for addressing complex technical challenges and propose innovative solutions.

• Tackle problems that span multiple areas of expertise and contribute to strategic planning efforts.

• Implement infrastructure as code and either build or maintain Kubernetes clusters across various distributions like EKS and RKE2.

• Utilize cloud-native deployment experience, secure coding practices, and vulnerability remediation techniques.

• Forge relationships with external teams and collaborate effectively with platform teams.

• Required travel of 4–12 times per year.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in developing, deploying, supporting, or managing production applications or platform environments.

• Practical experience with cloud-native technologies, containers, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, or Kubernetes-based systems.

• Proficient in Linux/Unix with the ability to troubleshoot across both application and platform layers.

• Familiarity with application architectures, source code, APIs, containers, runtime dependencies, or deployment specifications.

• Experience with YAML-based configurations such as Kubernetes manifests, Helm configurations, CRDs, or CI/CD pipelines.

• Knowledge of security practices applicable to applications, APIs, containers, cloud infrastructure, or vulnerability remediation.

• Strong problem-solving capabilities and the capacity to work independently while adapting to new technologies and ambiguous technical challenges.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with application teams, platform teams, and external stakeholders.

• Must be eligible to apply for and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

• Capability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II certification.

• Preferred: Extensive expertise in full-stack application development, Kubernetes, GitOps, CI/CD, Tofu, AWS, Go, or similar technologies.

• Preferred: Experience in production environments with Kubernetes, including EKS, RKE2, or equivalent distributions.

• Preferred: Background in designing, implementing, integrating, or troubleshooting APIs and backend services.

• Preferred: Experience with C#/.NET, Python/FastAPI, React, Vue, or NGINX-hosted applications.

• Preferred: Experience with Helm, GitOps, observability, distributed architectures, security automation, or everything-as-code practices.

• Preferred: Proven track record of mentoring and developing fellow engineers.

• Preferred: Active U.S. government security clearance and/or current DoD 8570 IAT II certification.

• Preferred: Background with the Department of Defense, particularly in supporting a production ATO system.

• Preferred: Familiarity with UDS Core, Iron Bank, and/or C-ATO processes.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage.

• Premiums are fully covered by the Company.

• Health Savings Account available.

• Life Insurance provided.

• Disability Insurance included.

• 401k Retirement Plan offered.

• Company Stock Options available.

• Budget for Home Office setup.

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy.

• Federal Holidays observed.

• One week off for Thanksgiving.

• Two weeks off for Christmas and New Year’s.

• Paid Parental Leave offered.

• Reimbursement for approved training and subscriptions.

• Coverage for conference expenses (travel, lodging, and fees).