Defense Unicorns

Founded in 2021, Defense Unicorns is a growing technology company that specializes in platform technologies designed for the Department of Defense (DoD). The company is committed t

Platform Engineer – Secret/Top Secret

Location

United States

Posted

7 days ago

Salary

$123.3K - $201.3K / year

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Platform Engineer – Secret/Top Secret

Defense Unicorns

• Operate and maintain Production UDS Cloud Environments (Kubernetes and the UDS baseline of tools we deliver to Mission Heroes/Customers), supporting teams operating within that environment • Develop and maintain a secure, scalable, and observable environment based on Infrastructure-as-Code, leveraging Terraform/OpenTofu across various Kubernetes distributions (EKS, RKE2, and others) • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting the full software development lifecycle — compiling, scanning, containerizing, testing, linting, deploying, monitoring, and releasing • Leverage a diverse set of cloud and on-prem IaaS providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, vSphere, Proxmox, LXD) to build robust, scalable systems for cloud, on-prem, and hybrid architectures • Design and implement observability tooling — particularly stacks built on Prometheus, Loki, and Grafana — to help teams diagnose and resolve production-impacting incidents • Participate in on-call rotation to address production-impacting incidents (business hours only for now) • Identify and articulate gaps in existing processes, contributing insights to the product backlog • Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders • Work within an Agile framework in a remote environment

Job Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience operating production cloud-native systems within the Kubernetes ecosystem
  • Proficiency in IaC, particularly Terraform or OpenTofu
  • Experience with automation in Go, Python, Bash, or similar languages
  • Experience with CI/CD methodologies and systems such as GitLab Runners or GitHub Actions
  • Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure in AWS, Azure, or GCP environments
  • Experience building and operating observability platforms, particularly those built on OpenSearch/ELK, Prometheus, Loki, and Grafana
  • Understanding of NIST 800-171/800-53 and FedRAMP requirements
  • Experience in an on-call capacity for platform reliability; ability to monitor, improve, and restore operations within a DevSecOps team
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work both independently and collaboratively
  • Active DoD Security Clearance (Secret minimum, Top Secret preferred)
  • CompTIA Security+, comparable certification, or ability to obtain within 3 months of hire

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
  • 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)

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