Senior Platform Engineer
Core
Leading production reliability of cloud-hosted applications and transitioning systems from reactive support to proactive automation and stability.
Role type
Senior Platform Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure)
Builds
Cloud network topologies, automated delivery pipelines, and production-ready infrastructure components for mission-critical defense applications.
Domain
Defense / Cybersecurity / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, Route53, PrivateLink), Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform), CI/CD (GitHub Actions), Python or Node.js, Observability (Splunk, DataDog, CloudWatch), Root Cause Analysis, System Design
Preferred skills
DoD or Federal contractor experience, AWS Solutions Architect/CloudOps/DevOps certification
Technologies
AWS, CloudFormation, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Splunk, DataDog, CloudWatch, Python, Node.js
Responsibilities
Design and maintain scalable cloud network topologies (VPCs, subnets, security groups); Design and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines; Provide hands-on technical contributions to infrastructure design and deployment (80% coding/design/troubleshooting); Act as Tier 3 support lead for complex incidents and lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA); Collaborate with operations and principal engineers on system-level outcomes and technical design.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship
