Senior Cloud Platform Engineer – REMOTE

Build and operate a secure, cloud-native platform for processing and analyzing digital evidence in a government environment. This senior engineering role focuses on Azure infrastructure, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, and site reliability, with responsibility for platform operations, technical standards, and guidance to other engineers.

• Operate and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service, including upgrades, scaling, node pools, and troubleshooting.
• Build and maintain modular infrastructure as code with Terraform and Terragrunt; use Git Ops workflows for deployment and configuration.
• Deploy containerized workloads using Docker, Helm, and Kustomize, and maintain automated delivery pipelines.
• Manage cloud networking, identity, and security, including virtual networks, private connectivity, role-based access, and key management.
• Support Azure data and messaging services, and maintain monitoring, alerting, dashboards, incident response, and performance tuning.
• Document architecture and operating practices, lead complex infrastructure work, and mentor less experienced engineers.

• U.S. citizenship and ability to maintain at least a High Risk Public Trust designation; the listing also describes a minimum Public Trust and calls for federal government experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least five years of cloud platform engineering, SRE, or Dev Ops experience.
• Experience supporting large, distributed systems in a federal government environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure and Kubernetes operations; AWS may be considered in place of Azure.
• Practical experience with containers, Terraform or Terragrunt, Git Ops using Argo CD and Git Hub workflows, and observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or KQL.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively across technical teams.

• Experience with government cloud environments, active Secret or Top Secret clearance, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, or AWS certifications, and cloud cost optimization.

• The position is remote within the continental United States, with full-time coverage during Eastern Time business hours and possible support outside those hours for outages or upgrades.
• Occasional travel to Washington, DC may be needed.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and AD&D coverage.
• A matched 401(k).
• Paid leave and holidays.
• Tuition or training reimbursement.