About the role
The role of Platform Engineer sits at the intersection of platform engineering, application development, DevOps, and application security. The engineer helps application teams integrate, package, secure, deploy, and operate software on Kubernetes-based environments. Responsibilities include collaborating with application teams on CI/CD, Helm, Kubernetes configuration, observability, security controls, and process automation, serving as a link between applications and the platform environment.
Requirements
Professional experience developing, deploying, supporting, or operating production applications or platform environments. Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies, containers, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, or Kubernetes-based environments. Strong Linux/Unix skills. Experience with application architectures, source code, APIs, containers, runtime dependencies, or deployment requirements. Familiarity with security practices. Ability to collaborate effectively. Eligible to apply for a U.
About the company
Defense Unicorns
Defense Unicorns provides a secure, portable software delivery platform designed for military systems. Their UDS platform streamlines the build, package, deploy, and management of mission-critical software, enabling fast and reliable deployment from cloud to airgapped environments. They empower government and industry to overcome complex software delivery challenges in defense applications.
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