Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer

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As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting and enhancing our AI‑driven backend systems while delivering and maintaining our core MDR data pipeline. This role blends platform engineering (CI/CD, infrastructure, deployment systems) with backend development for our AI platform. You’ll be part of a small, highly cross‑functional team and will contribute across multiple areas, balancing hands‑on development with platform ownership and reliability.

• Own and evolve CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions, Terraform, and Nomad, including deployment of containerized services and AWS serverless components (e.g., Lambda)
• Develop and enhance our growing AI platform
• Own self‑service deployment mechanisms for our platform frontend using Git Hub Actions and Nomad
• Collaborate with Front‑End and Operations teams to define and deliver the roadmap for the AI platform
• Manage configuration using Salt and Hashi Corp tools
• Oversee Docker‑based systems to ensure reliable deployment and operation of applications
• Maintain uptime and functionality of primary pipeline
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and dataflow solutions using Datadog to proactively detect and resolve issues
• Document processes, procedures, and troubleshooting steps to improve team efficiency and knowledge sharing
• Provide secondary support to client‑facing support teams on client device issues
• Participate in on‑call rotations, root cause analysis (RCA), and continuous improvement efforts

• Python (backend services, APIs, data pipelines)
• Git Hub Actions, Terraform (CI/CD and infrastructure‑as‑code)
• AWS (Lambda, serverless architecture)
• Docker, Nomad (containerization and orchestration)
• Datadog (monitoring and observability)
• Linux environments
• Salt, Hashi Corp tools

• Strong experience developing production systems in Python (services, APIs, or data pipelines)
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code tools (e.g., Git Hub Actions, Terraform)
• Ability to work effectively in Linux‑based environments and troubleshoot production systems
• Familiarity with serverless architectures and AWS services such as Lambda (or equivalent)
• Strong communication and documentation skills, especially in cross‑functional settings
• Ability to take ownership of work, prioritize effectively, and operate independently
• Experience working on production systems with a focus on reliability and minimizing client impact
• Demonstrated ability to work across both development (e.g., Python) and platform/infrastructure domains

• Familiarity with AI‑assisted and agentic development workflows to improve engineering velocity and code quality
• Experience with container orchestration (Nomad, Kubernetes, Docker Compose)
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Salt, Hashi Corp stack)
• Experience working in environments with on‑call responsibilities and production support
• Familiarity with tools like Jira, Slack, and Google Workspace

The opportunity to apply your expertise, take on new challenges, and help customers address their biggest security objectives.

An inclusive culture of teamwork that embraces the diversity of our people and communities in which we work.

Some of the corporate benefits (there are more) for full‑time employees include:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, FSA, HSA, life and AD&D insurance, 401(k) Plan.
• Time off: PTO, sick, holiday, and parental leave details are available.
• Competitive compensation packages based on the market and your overall credentials.

Although this is a remote role, if you live close by, you’ll have access to our office location in McLean, VA.

To promote a healthy and safe work community we require background and drug screenings as part of our hiring process. Details of our process will be provided upon request.

We are an equal opportunity employer focused on celebrating diversity and inclusion. We believe that each individual should be treated equally without regard to race, color, identity, national origin, protected veteran status, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.