Senior Platform Engineer

Position Overview

We are seeking Senior Platform Engineers to join a focused team building a new, secure platform supporting both commercial and government deployments. This is a hands-on contract engagement starting immediately.

Technology Stack

AWS-based environment leveraging Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, S3, SQS, and SNS. Infrastructure as Code via Terraform. Compliance-grade security controls for secured environment deployments.

Key Responsibilities

• Terraform configuration — design and implement IaC for the full infrastructure stack
• Kubernetes cluster setup — provision and configure EKS clusters for secured workloads
• IAM roles configuration — define and enforce least-privilege access policies across AWS services
• Firewall and networking setup — configure VPCs, security groups, NACLs, and network segmentation
• CI/CD pipeline establishment — build and integrate automated deployment pipelines
• Collaborate closely with an existing team; deliver hands-on implementation, not advisory work

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of platform/infrastructure engineering experience (exceptional candidates with 5+ years considered)
• Deep expertise in designing and operating production-grade platforms
• Proficient in Kubernetes — cluster management, workload deployment, networking, and security hardening
• Demonstrated experience in security-focused or compliance-driven environments, including government or regulated deployments
• Hands-on Terraform authoring and management at scale — not just consuming existing modules
• Strong working knowledge across core AWS services (EKS, S3, SQS, SNS, IAM, VPC, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with government or FedRAMP/DoD-compliant environments
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Jenkins)
• Experience supporting multi-tenant or multi-environment platform architectures
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty)