Senior Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

Location: Remote within the United States; U.S. citizenship required. Travel expectations: 10–25%.

Salary: $148,750–$201,250 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global delivers secure, cloud-native software delivery, integration, testing, and deployment solutions for defense, civil agencies, and enterprise customers.

What you will do

• Automate and build runtime production environments.
• Bridge application development teams and platform teams, supporting custom, commercial, and open-source applications.
• Validate solutions against business requirements and maintain platform integrity and efficiency.
• Independently solve platform problems and develop small components using programming languages or shell scripting.
• Estimate effort for medium-sized tasks and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Support infrastructure as code, continuous delivery, security automation, monitoring, and performance instrumentation.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Experience as a Platform Engineer or in a similar system architecture and development role.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Google Cloud, Docker, cloud services, distributed architectures, containerization, and everything as code.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Python, Go, or Ansible, plus basic shell scripting and YAML.
• Experience with security automation, API security, container security, cloud security, debugging, monitoring, and performance instrumentation.
• Top Secret/SCI clearance or eligibility to apply, DoD 8570 IAT II certification, and experience with Department of Defense production ATO systems.

Nice to have

• Experience with AWS, Azure, Terraform, Pulumi, GitOps, Helm, Kustomize, CNCF projects, and open-source products.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps, DevOps, and CI/CD theory.
• Experience working in Agile teams and remote environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with company-paid premiums.
• Health savings account, life insurance, disability insurance, and a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Company stock options and a home office budget.
• Flexible time off, federal holidays, extended holiday leave, and paid parental leave.
• Reimbursement for approved training, subscriptions, and conference attendance.