EMPLOYER IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE AN ACTIVE SECRET CLEARANCE TO APPLY. Role Description We are seeking a talented and experienced Platform Engineer to join our team. Possessing strong proficiency with Kubernetes, the ideal candidate will play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of our platform, demonstrating a strong understanding of system architecture, problem-solving skills, and the ability to guide junior engineers. As a Platform Engineer within our organization, you will join a team of dedicated unicorns who are focused on advancing freedom and independence globally. Our teams work on various different technical baselines depending on specific engagements. We focus our Products on the Platform layer, but to deliver for our Heroes, we also work IaC automation, security, and implementation. Responsibilities: You will help us automate and build a runtime Production Environment and serve as a link between the Applications, either custom development, COTS, or OSS, and that environment, advocating best practices and facilitating communication between the application teams and platform teams. In this position, you will be expected to: - Validate Solutions/Implementations: Ensure that solutions and implementations align with the outlined tasks and business requirements. Conduct thorough validations to maintain the integrity and efficiency of the platform. - Independently Problem Solve: Demonstrate the ability to identify and solve business problems independently. Develop small components to address specific challenges without relying on explicit architecture diagrams. - Understand Medium-Level Tasking: Comprehend how medium-level tasks contribute to the achievement of overall goals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate various components into a cohesive and functional platform. - Estimate Time and Effort: Provide accurate time and effort estimates for medium-sized tasks. Assist in project planning and resource allocation based on estimated timelines. - Demonstrate Programming Language Proficiency: Possess familiarity with at least one programming language. Exhibit a basic understanding of when to use a programming language versus a shell for efficient task execution. Own the bridge between the Application Development team(s) and the Production Environment Travel Expectations: 10%-25% The listed responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional responsibilities may be assigned based on the evolving needs of the organization. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is able to adapt and take on new responsibilities as they arise. Preferred Experience and Qualifications: - Proven experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role, with a focus on system architecture and development. - Demonstrated experience with cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, Google Cloud, and Docker. - Familiarity with continuous delivery, distributed architectures, systems, everything-as-code, containerization, and cloud services. - Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Ansible) and a basic understanding of shell scripting. - Proficient with YAML. - Experienced in working on a team following an Agile framework in a remote environment. - Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently. - Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. - Experience with security automation and familiarity with API Security, Container Security, and Cloud Security. - Familiar with architecture security design, monitoring, and performance instrumentation in a complex enterprise environment. - Comfort with debugging systems and reading/writing code. - Hold a Secret clearance to apply for a security clearance. - Possess a DoD 8570 IAT II certification. - Experienced in Department of Defense work, specifically working on a production Authority to Operate (ATO'd) system. - Knowledgeable about DevSecOps/DevOps and CI/CD theory. Senior Platform Engineer: $148,750 - $201,250 Who We Are Defense Unicorns delivers mission value by streamlining software delivery so our customers can focus on the most important challenges. We share a vision of freedom and security for the advancement of progress and innovation. Our commitment to this vision, and to our mission-driven customers, means a commitment to speed, user experience and optionality, without compromising security. Our team is composed of innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across the federal market. What We Do We create and deliver secure solutions for continuous software integration and delivery. Defense Unicorns consolidates the best practices for security pipelines, testing, and deployment automation in order to meet the high security requirements valued by mission owners. Our solutions are agnostic by design and we believe that growing a robust ecosystem of secure, cloud-native software solutions can help enterprise customers inside and outside the federal market buy and integrate software more easily. Who We Serve Defense Unicorns’ customers are mission-focused leaders across public and private enterprises. We proudly support defense and civil agencies across the U.S. government and we work closely with the creators of leading-edge software solutions to deliver value to the mission-owner by improving the security and consumability of commercial software products. What We Work On - Kubernetes - Cloud Environments (AWS/GCP and Azure) - Infrastructure-as-code (like Terraform/Pulumi) - Continuous Delivery and automation tooling - GitOps - Containers - CNCF projects and open source products and packages - Helm/Kustomize-Value Stream Mapping - Building and improving security delivery - Building Kubernetes and cloud native applications Benefits Our Unicorns Enjoy Health: - Medical/Dental/Vision - Premiums are 100% Company Paid - Health Reimbursement Account - Life Insurance - Disability Insurance Financial: - 401k Retirement Plan - Company Stock Options - Home Office Budget Leave: - 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 Learning: - Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions - Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees) Don’t have all the preferred experience or qualifications? Studies show that underrepresented groups like women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs if they don't meet every requirement listed. At Defense Unicorns, we're committed to diversity. If you're enthusiastic about the role but don't match every criteria, we encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this or another role! Defense Unicorns is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. CCPA DISCLOSURE

Help us use technology to make a big green dent in the universe! Kraken powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy. We’re a technology company focused on creating a smart, sustainable energy system. From optimising renewable generation, creating a more intelligent grid and enabling utilities to provide excellent customer experiences, our operating system for energy is transforming the industry around the world in a way that benefits everyone. It’s a really exciting time in energy. Help us make a real impact on shaping a better, more sustainable future. Kraken Customer What we do: build the most AI-driven, innovative, forward-thinking platform for energy management. From optimizing resources to delivering cost-effective, exceptional customer experiences through advanced Customer Information Systems (CIS), billing, meter data management, CRM, and AI-driven communications, Kraken is powering the next wave of innovation in the energy industry. Why we do it: future energy will not look like energy as we know it today. We need to not just think about our future, but build for it. Now. The Team We have expanded our tentacles and are looking for someone (based in Tokyo, Japan or remote within Japan) to join our Global Platform Engineering Reliability - Product Reliability team. Our Reliability group is responsible for architecting, developing, and maintaining the resilient and scalable infrastructure that powers and supports our platform. As a Product Reliability Engineer within the newly created ‘Product Reliability’ team, you'll be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance and scalability of the products on our platform. Your proficiency in supporting products that serve millions of customers will ensure stability and high performance for our brands and clients. You’ll keep up with best practices in building products for scale. Your communication skills and attention to detail will be indispensable as you pinpoint areas for enhancement, ensure optimal product performance and continuously improve our reliability and efficiency. What you'll do: - Teach and support product teams on best practices for reliability, implementation patterns and effective usage of our existing platforms - Support product teams in improving the performance and availability of their systems - Be hands-on in code and infrastructure to help product teams with reliability improvements - Provide comprehensive feedback to the wider Platform group on improvements to be made to core infrastructure based on observations and first-hand experience in the code base - Support the build-out of proof-of-concept requirements in product teams as needed to evolve application deployment architecture to align with business growth as well as enhance scalability and system resilience - Collaborate with product teams to support the release of new features and services, ensuring adherence to reliability and performance standards - Guide product teams in designing systems for resilience and graceful failure under heavy load - Assist application teams with post-incident tasks and follow-ups, and contribute to the creation and review of post-mortem documentation - Analyse incident metrics to identify trends and potential improvements, communicating these insights to the product teams - Help solve interesting and difficult problems. There’s a great opportunity for disruption in the global energy market What you'll have: - Great communication skills, working effectively with developers, product managers and other business stakeholders to understand, design and deliver impactful projects and reliability improvements Solid hands-on experience across our core platform stack: - AWS (supporting and improving cloud infrastructure used by product teams) - Terraform (infrastructure as code; comfortable operating with Terraform day-to-day) - Kubernetes (container orchestration and deployment management; comfortable working with Kubernetes day-to-day) - Experience using industry-standard observability tooling - we use Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus and Rootly (experience with other monitoring/alerting platforms is transferable) - Strong collaboration and communication skills - able to work effectively with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to design and deliver impactful observability “golden paths” and monitoring experiences - Exposure to Python (or a similar C-based language like TypeScript, Go, C#) - able to understand how applications behave in production to support observability and reliability improvements - Previous experience working in small, highly autonomous teams A working style that fits how we operate: - Comfortable with ambiguity and able to create structure in unclear situations - Proactive learning mindset (experiment, iterate, and adapt as the team evolves approaches) - Strong asynchronous written communication (Slack/Notion/docs) and a habit of keeping others in the loop - Autonomy and accountability - making progress independently and owning outcomes What will help: - Previous experience as a Site Reliability Engineer - Experience working on SaaS platforms, including engaging product teams to ensure up-skilling and knowledge sharing across teams - Experience managing and supporting a large scale internet facing service - Experience in responding to incidents and outages, writing technical incident reports and organising incident retrospectives - Experience working with very large relational databases - Experience in using service level objectives to improve application performance - A proactive, innovative mindset Kraken is a certified Great Place to Work in France, Germany, Spain, Japan and Australia. In the UK we are one of the Best Workplaces on Glassdoor with a score of 4.7. Check out our Welcome to the Jungle site (FR/EN) to learn more about our teams and culture. Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. If you have any specific accommodations or a unique preference, please contact us at inclusion@kraken.tech and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic! Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Kraken, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We consider all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. U.S. based candidates can learn more about their EEO rights here. Our (i) Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Notice, (ii) Website Privacy Notice and (iii) Cookie Notice govern the collection and use of your personal data in connection with your application and use of our website. These policies explain how we handle your data and outline your rights under applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your information, object to processing, or withdraw consent. By applying, you acknowledge that you’ve read, understood and consent to these terms

• Define and drive the enterprise compute strategy, aligning with business goals. • Lead the transformation from legacy infrastructure to modern cloud-native environments. • Develop and maintain a multi-year roadmap for data center modernization and cloud adoption. • Oversee the planning and execution of cloud migration initiatives (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS). • Ensure seamless integration between on-premises systems and cloud platforms. • Evaluate and select cloud providers and tools based on business needs and technical fit. • Manage budgets for data center operations and cloud services. • Implement cost governance frameworks (e.g., FinOps) to monitor and optimize cloud spend. • Negotiate contracts with vendors and cloud service providers. • Design and implement high-availability architectures across on-prem and cloud. • Develop and test disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity plans. • Ensure compliance with RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) targets. • Monitor and optimize the performance of compute resources across environments. • Implement observability tools and practices (e.g., logging, monitoring, alerting). • Ensure SLAs are met for critical business applications and services. • Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to enforce security policies across all compute environments. • Ensure compliance with industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, ISO27001, NIST). • Coordinate with other teams to manage identity and access controls, encryption, and data protection strategies. • Lead and mentor cross-functional teams including infrastructure, cloud engineers, and architects. • Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. • Identify skill gaps and invest in training and development programs. • Manage relationships with hardware vendors, cloud providers, and managed service partners. • Communicate effectively with executive leadership and business stakeholders. • Translate technical initiatives into business value and ROI. • Stay current with emerging technologies (e.g., edge computing, AI/ML infrastructure).

• Atuar em iniciativas macro (ex: IDP, novas esteiras de CI/CD) • Desenvolver ferramentas e frameworks internos com foco em Developer Experience (DX) • Definir e acompanhar KPIs de produtividade • Projetar, construir e evoluir plataformas internas • Colaborar ativamente com times de produto e engenharia • Construir abstrações e interfaces • Realizar revisões de código • Automatizar processos e workflows • Promover a cultura de Platform Engineering • Implementar práticas de observabilidade • Monitorar a capacidade e o desempenho da plataforma