Design, deploy, and maintain cloud and on-premise infrastructure solutions that are compliant with federal security standards (e.g., FedRAMP High, NIST 800-53).
Build and optimize IronSled’s platform features, ensuring continuous improvement of usability, reliability, and security capabilities.
Develop, integrate, and maintain CI/CD pipelines with security automation processes embedded directly into software delivery workflows.
Operate and troubleshoot platform services, ensuring high availability and performance.
Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to design infrastructure and application configurations aligned with evolving government security requirements and accreditation goals.
Implement observability tools and dashboards to monitor platform health, usage trends, and security compliance in real-time.
Partner closely with developers, security specialists, and client stakeholders to deliver secure and scalable solutions for government-authorized environments.
Create comprehensive documentation for technical processes, infrastructure configurations, and operational procedures to ease audits and accreditation reviews.

5+ years of experience working as a platform engineer, DevSecOps engineer, systems administrator, or similar role.
Demonstrated experience managing both cloud (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Azure Government) and on-premise environments.
This position requires an active Secret clearance.
Expert-level proficiency in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, GCP, or other government-authorized cloud providers.
Strong knowledge of container orchestration tools and platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenShift).
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation).
Familiarity with secure CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, CircleCI) and security automation tools (e.g., SonarQube, Aqua Security, or Twistlock).
Knowledge of network security, identity management (e.g., IAM, RBAC), and secure communications protocols (e.g., TLS/SSL).
Understanding of FedRAMP High, NIST 800-53 frameworks, and other stringent government security requirements.
Experience with accreditation and audits for classified or regulated environments.
Strong collaboration skills—ability to work with cross-functional teams including developers, security professionals, and government stakeholders.
Effective communication and documentation skills to convey technical processes clearly to non-technical audiences.

Platform Engineer

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