Platform Engineer

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Platform Engineer to support the deployment and maintenance of UDS within a secure, bare-metal environment. You will serve as a bridge between application teams and the platform, advocating best practices and helping ensure that the platform is reliable, secure, and scalable. The ideal candidate is a strong problem-solver with hands-on experience in Kubernetes, bare-metal or on-premises infrastructure, and deploying applications onto Kubernetes-based platforms.

Active Secret/Top Secret Security Clearance

Experience deploying and operating Kubernetes or containerized platforms in bare-metal or on-premises environments (deploying, managing, and troubleshooting clusters and workloads)

Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi, or similar)

Proficiency with CI/CD tooling, particularly GitLab CI or equivalent pipeline platforms

Working knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems and command-line administration

Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS (EC2, EKS, IAM, S3, VPC)

Experience supporting GPU-enabled infrastructure or workloads

Ability to read and write YAML fluently for Kubernetes manifests, CRDs, Helm charts, and pipeline configurations

Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively with partner engineering teams

Possess or ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II certification (e.g., Security+ CE)