Platform Engineer; GitLab, Kubernetes, JFrog Artifactory
Job in
Kirkland, King County, Washington, 98034, USA
Listed on 2026-07-19
Listing for:
HonorVet Technologies
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-19
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Title
Staff Platform Engineer (Git Lab, Kubernetes, JFrog Artifactory)
LocationFlexible (Hybrid) – 2-3 days in the office at San Diego, CA or Kirkland, WA office.
Duration12 months to start with the possibility of extension.
OverviewThis Staff Systems Engineer role owns strategy and execution for client’s critical developer platforms, including enterprise Git Lab supporting 3,000+ users and JFrog Artifactory. The role leads cloud‑native transformation, mentors team members, and establishes technical direction for platform engineering.
Responsibilities- Own operational strategy and technical direction for Git Lab and Artifactory platforms
- Lead cloud‑native transformations, Kubernetes migrations, and Git Ops adoption
- Drive architecture for multi‑region high‑availability deployments and active‑active patterns
- Design self‑healing systems with automated remediation and chaos engineering practices
- Establish cloud‑native best practices, including 12‑factor apps, containerization, and observability
- Mentor team members on automation patterns and cloud‑native architectures
- Influence organizational standards for platform engineering and developer experience
- Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI‑assisted operations, eBPF, and service mesh
- Define and track SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs with a continuous improvement focus
- BS in computer science or equivalent experience
- 7+ years operating and architecting enterprise‑scale platforms
- 5+ years of self‑managed Git Lab experience, including Geo, high availability, and disaster recovery
- 5+ years of Artifactory experience, including Hub/Edge, federation, and enterprise deployments
- 3+ years of deep Kubernetes experience, including operators, CRDs, service mesh, and multi‑cluster environments
- 7+ years of expert Linux experience, including kernel, networking, and performance tuning
- PostgreSQL high availability experience, such as Patroni, and advanced networking knowledge, including BGP, anycast, and zero‑trust architectures
- Deep knowledge of cloud computing, infrastructure, and architecture patterns
- Experience with major cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, and GCP, and their managed services
- Experience with cloud‑native tooling, including Kubernetes operators, Helm, ArgoCD, and Flux
- Experience with service mesh technologies, including Istio, and infrastructure‑as‑code tools, including Terraform
- Experience with cloud‑native observability, including Prometheus, and distributed tracing
- Experience with cloud‑native security, including OPA, Trivy, and SBOM practices
- Production‑grade automation experience with Python, Go, and Bash
- CI/CD platform design experience at scale
- Experience with FedRAMP IL4/IL5
- Proven mentorship and team development experience
- Strong communication and cross‑team influence skills
- Growth mindset, humility, and commitment to continuous development
- Open‑source contributions to Kubernetes, Git Lab, or Artifactory projects
- Experience with eBPF observability/security, Web Assembly, or MLOps
- Published technical writing or conference talks
- Developer platform or platform‑as‑a‑service experience
- SRE practices and chaos engineering experience
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