Staff Platform Engineer (R6156)
Core
Build and evolve scalable internal platform infrastructure across public, private, and on-premise environments to support large-scale systems.
Role type
Staff Platform Engineer
Builds
Scalable internal platform infrastructure, secure deployment capabilities, and developer tooling
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and regulated industries (defense, aerospace)
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible), CI/CD pipeline design, Linux systems engineering, distributed systems, scripting/programming (Python, Go, Bash, PowerShell), Kubernetes, observability, DevSecOps
Preferred skills
Internal developer platforms, commercial and government cloud environments (AWS, Azure), NIST, FedRAMP compliance, experience in defense/aerospace or regulated industries (via careerplan.io/jobs/22749-staff-platform-engineer-r6156-at-shield-ai)
Responsibilities
Design secure, standardized, and repeatable application deployment patterns; develop automation and reusable platform modules; improve engineering productivity and resilience; embed security controls and compliance into platform architectures; own complex platform initiatives and influence technical direction across teams
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
