We are seeking a talented Platform Engineer to join the Navy Delivery team. This role sits at the intersection of platform engineering, application development, DevOps, and application security. The ideal candidate will help application development teams successfully integrate, package, secure, deploy, and operate their software on the Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS) and Kubernetes-based environments
The successful candidate will understand both sides of the application/platform boundary. They should be comfortable working with application source code, APIs, containers, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes resources, Helm charts, and production runtime concerns. They will collaborate directly with application teams to understand how their software is built and operated, translate those needs into repeatable deployment artifacts and processes, and identify issues across application and platform layers
Experience developing or supporting modern web applications and APIs is particularly valuable. Current application teams use technologies including React, Vue, NGINX-hosted static assets, C#/.NET services, and Python/FastAPI services. Direct experience with every technology is not expected; we are looking for engineers who can quickly understand unfamiliar application architectures and help teams adapt them for secure, reliable deployment
As a Platform Engineer within our organization, you will join a team of dedicated unicorns focused on advancing freedom and independence globally. Our teams work across different technical baselines depending on the engagement. Although our products primarily operate at the platform layer, delivering successful outcomes for our Heroes also requires us to work closely with application teams on CI/CD components, runner deployments and maintenance, UDS packaging, Kubernetes and Helm configuration, application observability, security controls, and process automation
You will serve as a crucial link between applications, either custom development, COTS, or OSS, and the Navy platform environment, advocating best practices and facilitating communication between application teams and platform teams
Innovate and Solve Problems: Evaluate and weigh different methods for solving complex technical problems; identify innovative solutions
Demonstrate Technical Skill: Solve technical problems that span 2-3 knowledge domains, showcasing a broad understanding of diverse technological landscapes. Demonstrate expert knowledge in 1-2 key technologies such as full-stack application development, CI/CD, GitOps, Kubernetes, Tofu, AWS, Go, or others, contributing to the team’s technical excellence
Influence the Strategic Vision: Contribute to the strategic planning that aligns technological advancements with the mission objectives
Exhibit strong programming skills and deep familiarity with Linux/Unix operating systems
Implement infrastructure as code and contribute to the build/maintenance of kubernetes clusters on various distributions (i.e EKS & RKE2)
Apply extensive experience with cloud native technology deployments, emphasizing secure coding practices and vulnerability remediation
Build relationships with external teams and collaborate with other platform teams
What We Work On:
Kubernetes
Cloud Environments (AWS/GCP and Azure)
Infrastructure-as-code (like Terraform/Pulumi)
Continuous Delivery and automation tooling
GitOps
Containers
CNCF projects and open source products and packages
Helm/Kustomize-Value Stream Mapping
Building and improving security delivery
Building Kubernetes and cloud native applications
Benefits
Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
Unlimited paid time off, with a mandatory 10 days off on top of 11 federal government holidays
Medical/Dental/Vision (premiums are 100% company paid)
Health reimbursement account
Life insurance & disability insurance
401k with employer contribution (regardless of employee contribution)
Company stock options
Home office setup budget
Paid parental leave- Eligible to apply for and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II certification
Experience working with application architectures, source code, APIs, containers, runtime dependencies, or deployment requirements
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and adapt to unfamiliar technologies and ambiguous technical problems
Strong Linux/Unix skills and the ability to troubleshoot technical issues across application and platform layers
Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies, containers, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, or Kubernetes-based environments
Ability to collaborate effectively with application, platform, and external teams
Experience with YAML-based configuration such as Kubernetes manifests, Helm configuration, CRDs, or CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with security practices related to applications, APIs, containers, cloud infrastructure, or vulnerability remediation
Professional experience developing, deploying, supporting, or operating production applications or platform environments
If you’re enthusiastic about the role but don’t match every criteria, we encourage you to apply
Deep expertise in one or more areas such as full-stack application development, Kubernetes, GitOps, CI/CD, Tofu, AWS, Go, or related technologies
Production experience with Kubernetes, including environments using EKS, RKE2, or similar distributions
Experience designing, implementing, integrating, or troubleshooting APIs and backend services
Experience with one or more modern application stacks such as C#/.NET, Python/FastAPI, React, Vue, or NGINX-hosted applications
Experience with Helm, GitOps, observability, distributed architectures, security automation, or everything-as-code practices
Experience mentoring and developing other engineers through pairing, technical guidance, or code reviews
Active U.S. government security clearance and/or current DoD 8570 IAT II certification
Department of Defense experience, particularly supporting a production Authority to Operate (ATO) system
Experience with UDS Core, Iron Bank, and/or C-ATO processes
