Senior Platform Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and enhance the foundational AWS GovCloud infrastructure, which encompasses networking, IAM/account structure, VPC design, and storage.

• Design, provision, and manage data infrastructure, including Amazon MSK, AWS EMR, Aurora, S3, and Glue.

• Oversee Kubernetes cluster architecture, including node groups/autoscaling, upgrades, cluster networking, and security at the cluster level.

• Develop and maintain Terraform Infrastructure-as-Code modules along with remote state management.

• Implement platform reliability practices such as monitoring, alerting, incident response/on-call, capacity planning, and disaster recovery/backup.

• Manage AWS GovCloud cost visibility and optimization.

• Create self-service golden-path tooling and documentation for Data Engineering and DevSecOps teams.

• Independently translate infrastructure requirements into operational infrastructure.

• Offer technical guidance to junior engineers.

• Support the Air Force in the development and operation of modernized applications utilized by warfighters.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of professional experience in infrastructure/platform engineering, including direct ownership of cloud infrastructure in production environments.

• Extensive knowledge of AWS infrastructure, covering networking, IAM, and VPC design.

• Experience managing Amazon MSK (Kafka), AWS EMR (Spark), Aurora, S3, and Glue at the infrastructure level.

• Proven expertise in managing Kubernetes cluster architecture and operations, including node/cluster scaling, upgrades, networking, and security.

• Strong background in Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, particularly in module design and remote state management.

• Familiarity with monitoring/alerting, on-call incident response, capacity planning, and disaster recovery/backup protocols.

• Proficient in Python and Bash scripting/automation.

• Capability to work independently on clearly defined tasks.

• Ability to mentor less experienced engineers.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

• Must possess and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance at the necessary level.

• Preferred qualifications include experience with DoD or Intelligence Community programs, AWS GovCloud, FinOps/cost optimization, self-service/golden-path tooling, relevant certifications, informal mentoring or technical leadership, and Kubernetes deployment/orchestration automation tools like Harpoon.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Short-term disability

• Long-term disability

• 401(k) match

• Flexible spending accounts

• Flexible work schedules

• Parental leave

• Paid time off

• Holidays