Platform Engineer

The role

Overview

LMI is seeking a Platform Engineer to support IronSled, a Platform as a Service (PaaS) designed to accelerate application development and deployment in secure federal environments. You will join a cross-functional engineering team responsible for designing, deploying, maintaining, and continuously improving the platform's infrastructure, services, and capabilities.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building and operating reliable, scalable, and secure cloud-native infrastructure. You will work across the full lifecycle of platform services, from initial design and implementation through deployment, monitoring, maintenance, and ongoing optimization.

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Posted pay

$101K–$175K

a year

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This base pay is below the median for infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs that are remote in the US with no level in the job title.

Median: $169K a year
Other jobs in the group: 291

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Location: Remote
Work type: Not given
Level: Not given
Experience: 7+ years
Skills in the job text: Python
Kubernetes
Bash
Linux
Posted: 13 days ago
Last check: 8 h ago
Job type: Infra, platform & SRE

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Median posted base: $120K–$180K

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What you need

7–10 years of experience in DevSecOps engineering, platform engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
5+ years of experience programming in Python, including debugging, optimizing code, and developing automation for infrastructure and operational tasks.
Strong understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems and experience administering and troubleshooting Linux-based environments.
Demonstrated experience designing, building, and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab CI/CD.
Experience integrating automated security scans of source code and build artifacts into deployment pipelines, including implementing security-based deployment controls.
Strong understanding of containerization technologies and experience deploying and managing containerized web applications.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms such as Amazon EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift, or similar technologies.
Experience managing application release artifacts, version control, deployment rollouts, upgrades, and rollback procedures.
Proficiency with Bash scripting and command-line tools for system administration, troubleshooting, and automation.
Ability to collaborate with software development and infrastructure teams and provide technical guidance on application development, deployment, and platform integration.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with a systematic approach to investigating and resolving complex technical problems.
Effective communication skills, strong technical ownership, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced engineering environment.
U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Target salary range is $101144.97 - $174591.79

Disclaimer: The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for a U.S. Government security clearance. Only US Citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, LMI will only consider applicants with security clearances or applicants who are eligible for security clearances, due to the nature of the work.

Job Locations US-Remote

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