Staff Platform Engineer / Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Core
Setting the standard for reliability, accreditation, and automation across cloud and classified on-premises infrastructure estates for defense programs.
Role type
Staff Site Reliability Engineer / Staff Platform Engineer
Builds
Production toolchains, classified-domain infrastructure, and automation standards for defense systems.
Domain
Defense technology, classified on-premises environments, cloud-native infrastructure.
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Systems design at platform scale, ISM/PSPF accreditation ownership, cloud-native architecture (AWS, Kubernetes), on-premises estate management (Windows, Active Directory, VMware), security clearance management, automation standard setting, technical mentorship.
Preferred skills
Experience in highly regulated environments (Defense/Critical Infrastructure), cross-team influence on secure-toolchain practices, software engineering depth (Go, Rust).
Technologies
AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Windows, Active Directory, VMware
Responsibilities
Set standards for estate reliability and accreditation across cloud and on-premises environments; diagnose systemic reliability issues to structural fixes; define team automation standards with focus on safety and idempotency; provide thought leadership on reliability and secure-toolchain practices; mentor engineers on systems design and infrastructure craft.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with significant mentorship and standard-setting responsibilities.
