Sr. Platform Infrastructure Engineer Job Westminster area,Colorado USA,IT/Tech

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can:
Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

To be eligible for this position

You must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status.

Export Control/ITAR:
Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

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Vantor is seeking a Senior Platform Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and operate mission-critical software platforms across AWS cloud environments and customer-owned on-premise infrastructure. This role combines hands-on infrastructure engineering, deployment automation, platform architecture, and operational support for both commercial and defense customers.

The ideal candidate is both an architect and an operator — someone who can scale cloud and on-prem deployment platforms while building the engineering rigor, automation, and accountability needed to reduce operational chaos and improve delivery reliability.

Success in this role requires equal comfort designing infrastructure architectures, automating deployments, troubleshooting production systems, and supporting customer-facing deployment activities.

Key Responsibilities

Design and maintain AWS-based production infrastructure
Deploy and support customer-owned on-premise environments
Build repeatable deployment automation for cloud and hardware-based installations
Develop Infrastructure-as-Code standards for both AWS and customer environments
Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve deployment reliability
Support release engineering and production operations
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, and platform issues
Implement security best practices across cloud and on-prem environments
Support vulnerability remediation and compliance initiatives
Participate in architecture reviews and platform roadmap planning
Support customer-facing deployment and operational readiness activities

Minimum Qualifications

7+ years in Dev Ops, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering
Experience deploying and operating production workloads in AWS
Experience supporting Linux-based infrastructure
Experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Experience deploying and operating physical infrastructure including servers, storage, networking, and virtualization platforms.
Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills
U.S. Citizenship

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting defense, aerospace, intelligence, or mission-critical operational systems
Experience with sovereign cloud, disconnected operations, or customer-managed deployments
Experience implementing AI-assisted Dev Ops, AIOps, or autonomous operational tooling
Experience defining centralized vs distributed platform engineering operating models
Familiarity with geospatial intelligence, satellite operations, or mission planning systems
Familiarity with Zero Trust and modern

Dev Sec Ops practices
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related…