Senior Federal Platform Engineer

Role overview

A senior platform engineering role supporting deployment, operation, and sustainment of cybersecurity solutions in U.S. Government environments, including IL5, IL6, and classified networks. The position is fully remote with travel as needed and combines DevOps, platform engineering, release engineering, and site reliability responsibilities, with strong emphasis on restricted, high-compliance environments where change control is strict and operational rigor is critical.

Responsibilities

- Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows for federal environments - Support software releases, cutovers, validation, rollback planning, and post-release monitoring across IL5, IL6, and classified networks - Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or similar infrastructure-as-code tools - Maintain hardened infrastructure, configuration baselines, patching processes, and operational controls for restricted environments - Troubleshoot complex deployment, infrastructure, application, and platform issues alongside Engineering and Security teams - Build and maintain logging, monitoring, alerting, and operational telemetry - Support incident response, recovery, postmortems, and corrective actions - Maintain runbooks, deployment documentation, and configuration records for federal systems - Support continuous monitoring, audit readiness, and authorization activities by producing required technical evidence - Leverage AI-assisted tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or GitHub Copilot to improve automation, troubleshooting, documentation, and scripting

Requirements

- 6+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE, Release Engineering, or related technical roles - Hands-on experience deploying and operating systems in IL5, IL6, FedRAMP High, classified, or similarly restricted government environments - Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, release automation, deployment workflows, and production change management - Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible - Experience with AWS GovCloud and/or Azure Government - Proficiency in scripting and automation with Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages - Strong understanding of secure configuration, patching, logging, access control, and operational hardening - Experience with observability, including logs, metrics, alerting, and production troubleshooting - Familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, RMF, DoD Cloud Computing SRG, and related operational controls - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience - U.S. Person status and ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance

Nice to have

- Experience supporting IL6 or classified deployments - Experience operating Kubernetes or containerized workloads in high-compliance environments - Familiarity with DISA STIGs, CIS benchmarks, or automated security hardening - Familiarity with secrets management, PAM, IAM, or zero-trust architectures - Experience supporting continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, or audit evidence collection - Experience working directly with government agencies, primes, integrators, or mission partners

Benefits and work setup

- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (inclusive of domestic partnerships) - Employer-paid life insurance plus supplemental options for employee, spouse, and children - Voluntary short- and long-term disability insurance - 401(k) with Roth and Traditional options - Generous paid time off, including paid bereavement and jury duty - Above-market annual bonus structure - Fully remote within the U.S. with travel as needed - Participation in the federal E-Verify program and commitment to equal opportunity employment