Senior Platform Engineer (DevSecOps)

Location: Must reside in or be local to the National Capital Region and be able to work onsite at the government campus in Springfield, Virginia. The initial prototype environment may support a hybrid schedule, with increasing onsite and SCIF interaction as the mission transitions to higher-classification environments.

Company

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

What you will do

• Design and improve secure CI/CD and GitOps pipelines for cloud-native software, AI models, and agentic applications.
• Operate Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift/OpenShift AI environments, automating secure build, testing, deployment, promotion, and lifecycle workflows.
• Translate NIST SP 800-53 controls and RMF requirements into engineering controls, policy checks, and automated evidence collection.
• Implement container, dependency, infrastructure, configuration, vulnerability, SBOM, provenance, artifact-signing, and supply-chain security controls.
• Develop repeatable Infrastructure as Code and compliance-as-code patterns using Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible, and related tools.
• Collaborate with government personnel and technology partners to resolve platform, identity, networking, deployment, and security issues across environments.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Must be local to the National Capital Region and able to work onsite in Springfield, Virginia as required.
• Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containers, Red Hat OpenShift, Helm, manifests, GitOps, and declarative configuration management.
• Strong experience with GitLab CI/CD or comparable delivery platforms, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud environments such as AWS.
• Strong working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, RMF, government ATO activities, security evidence, POA&M remediation, and assessment preparation.
• Strong Linux troubleshooting and scripting or programming ability with Python, Go, Bash, or similar languages.

Nice to have

• Experience with OpenShift AI, AI/ML infrastructure, model serving, GPU environments, MLOps, or agentic AI systems.
• Experience with continuous authorization, automated compliance evidence, and securing AI or agent workloads.
• Experience with Flux, Argo CD, Kyverno, OPA/Gatekeeper, Trivy, Snyk, Anchore, SonarQube, or similar tools.
• Experience moving artifacts across security domains or into disconnected and air-gapped environments.
• Department of Defense or Intelligence Community experience with operational ATO’d systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with premiums fully paid by the company.
• 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, additional Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year leave, and paid parental leave.
• Reimbursement for approved training, subscriptions, and conference expenses.