Senior Cloud Platform Engineer – REMOTE

Role overview Build and operate a secure, cloud-native platform for processing and analyzing digital evidence in a government environment. This senior engineering role focuses on Azure infrastructure, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, and site reliability, with responsibility for platform operations, technical standards, and guidance to other engineers.

Responsibilities - Operate and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service, including upgrades, scaling, node pools, and troubleshooting. - Build and maintain modular infrastructure as code with Terraform and Terragrunt; use GitOps workflows for deployment and configuration. - Deploy containerized workloads using Docker, Helm, and Kustomize, and maintain automated delivery pipelines. - Manage cloud networking, identity, and security, including virtual networks, private connectivity, role-based access, and key management. - Support Azure data and messaging services, and maintain monitoring, alerting, dashboards, incident response, and performance tuning. - Document architecture and operating practices, lead complex infrastructure work, and mentor less experienced engineers.

Requirements - U.S. citizenship and ability to maintain at least a High Risk Public Trust designation; the listing also describes a minimum Public Trust and calls for federal government experience. - Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least five years of cloud platform engineering, SRE, or DevOps experience. - Experience supporting large, distributed systems in a federal government environment. - Strong hands-on experience with Azure and Kubernetes operations; AWS may be considered in place of Azure. - Practical experience with containers, Terraform or Terragrunt, GitOps using Argo CD and GitHub workflows, and observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or KQL. - Ability to work independently and communicate effectively across technical teams.

Nice to have Experience with government cloud environments, active Secret or Top Secret clearance, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, or AWS certifications, and cloud cost optimization.

Benefits and work setup The position is remote within the continental United States, with full-time coverage during Eastern Time business hours and possible support outside those hours for outages or upgrades. Occasional travel to Washington, DC may be needed. Listed benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, life and AD&D coverage, a matched 401(k), paid leave and holidays, and tuition or training reimbursement.