Staff Platform Engineer (R5668)
Core
Design and implement internal technology platforms powering engineering, autonomy, and enterprise operations environments.
Role type
Staff Platform Engineer (IC)
Builds
Scalable, secure, and highly automated platform infrastructure spanning cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments.
Domain
Defense technology / Cloud & On-prem Infrastructure
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipeline design, Linux systems engineering, distributed systems, Python/Go/Bash scripting, cloud networking, identity management, storage systems
Preferred skills
Internal Developer Platforms (IDP), Kubernetes, commercial and government cloud deployment (AWS/Azure), DevSecOps, observability platforms (logging/monitoring/tracing), regulated industry frameworks (NIST/FedRAMP)
Technologies
Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Linux
Responsibilities
Build and evolve scalable internal platform infrastructure; Design standardized, secure application deployment patterns; Develop infrastructure-as-code frameworks and reusable modules; Build automation and developer tooling to improve software delivery; Design and operate highly available infrastructure platforms for mission-critical systems; Partner with security teams to embed compliance and security controls.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence