Platform Engineer

🕒 June 26

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Defense Unicorns

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51 - 200 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

💰 Seed Round on 2022-10

Defense • Software • Cybersecurity

Defense Unicorns is a cutting-edge technology company focused on transforming the way the U. S. Department of Defense (DoD) procures and deploys mission-critical software capabilities. Through its Airgap App Store and Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS), Defense Unicorns offers a centralized marketplace of trusted, pre-approved applications designed for rapid, secure, and compliant deployments in the most secure and complex DoD environments. The company emphasizes speed and reliability in software delivery, catering to various missions across domains such as Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force. Defense Unicorns meets the unique challenges of DevSecOps for defense systems, ensuring operational adaptability and security in mission-critical software deployments.

📋 Description

• Serve as a crucial link between applications, either custom development, COTS, or OSS, and the Navy platform environment. • 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. • 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.

🎯 Requirements

• Expertise in solving technical problems that span multiple knowledge domains. • Deep knowledge in 1-2 key technologies, demonstrating proficiency in areas such as full-stack application development, GitOps, Kubernetes, Tofu, AWS, Go, or others. • Experience working with YAML to create Kubernetes manifests, Kubernetes CRDs, and pipeline configurations. • Proficient with security automation and familiarity with API Security, Container Security, and Cloud Security. • Proficient in architecture security design, monitoring, and performance instrumentation in a complex enterprise environment. • Experience with continuous delivery, distributed architectures, systems, everything-as-code, containerization, and cloud services. • Experienced in working on a team following an Agile framework in a remote environment. Comfortable leading a team, as required. • Proficient in identifying and articulating gaps in existing processes, helping us iterate to better ways of working. • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently. • Proven track record of evaluating and selecting optimal methods for solving complex technical problems. • Experienced at assessing and making decisions on new products, understanding their potential impact on mission objectives. • Ability to mentor, develop and grow junior level engineers in their role through pairing and code reviews. • Hold a security clearance/Eligible to apply for a security clearance. • Possess or ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II certification. • Experienced in Department of Defense work, specifically working on a production Authority to Operate (ATO'd) system. • Experienced with UDS Core, Iron Bank, and/or C-ATO processes.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision • Premiums are 100% Company Paid • Health Savings Account • Life Insurance • Disability Insurance • 401k Retirement Plan • Company Stock Options • Home Office Budget • We offer all full-time Unicorns Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s • Paid Parental Leave • Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)