Staff Platform Engineer, Infrastructure
Core
Design and ship foundational cloud infrastructure, tooling, and standards enabling multi-cloud environments, CI/CD, and self-service deployment patterns for the entire enterprise.
Role type
Staff Infrastructure Platform Engineer
Builds
Multi-cloud environments, reusable infrastructure-as-code modules, CI/CD pipelines, and self-service developer tooling
Domain
Defense technology, Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP), Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), CI/CD design, Multi-cloud networking, Technical leadership, Cross-functional influence, Security compliance
Preferred skills
AI-assisted development tools, Build-vs-buy decision making
Technologies
Terraform, AWS, Azure, GCP
Responsibilities
Lead design of foundational cloud infrastructure rolled out across the enterprise; Design and operate multi-cloud environments including account structure, guardrails, and shared networking; Own self-service experiences for provisioning and deployment; Author and maintain reusable infrastructure-as-code modules; Establish enterprise-wide CI/CD and deployment standards; Build self-service tooling for system provisioning and operation; Evaluate and select cloud services and tooling; Mentor early infrastructure engineers; Partner with security and IT to meet government compliance requirements
Seniority
Staff, technical anchor & mentorship