Federal Platform Engineer

Implement highly scalable, secure, resilient cloud-native application platforms that host core company applications, toolings, and other services vital to enabling our product to perform in all AWS regions where we are deployed.

Identify, design, and deploy improvements in development and deployment processes so engineers can begin deploying anytime with confidence.

Design and implement tooling for the internal platform to collect telemetry data used to gauge its effectiveness in supporting H3's engineers.

Help create an effective documentation culture within the Engineering Organization (Confluence, Documentation as code).

Participate in effective project management and work allocation (Jira, Agile Concepts).

Create Terraform modules and Crossplane compositions that are easily consumed by all of engineering.

Be a positive example of automation for infrastructure-as-code, platform operations, and overall CI/CD methodologies.

Evaluate new technologies and patterns for automation, application hosting, and improving infrastructure provisioning. Recommend and define the work needed.

5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform engineering, or related roles.

Ability to manage concurrent initiatives and use effective judgment in prioritization and time management.

Creative, self-motivated, pragmatic, disciplined, detail and results oriented.

Excellent analytical/problem solving ability.

Strong understanding and experience with solution design and flow

Strong technical documentation and communication

Experience using Claude Code or other AI-enabled development tooling

Gitlab CI/CD

Argo Events, Argo Workflows, Argo CD

SSO (OIDC, SAML, Okta, Social Sign-ins)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Crossplane)

Secret Management (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secret Manager, External Secrets Operator)

Configuration Management (Ansible)

Shell Scripting

Programming Languages (GoLang required, Python a plus)

Container Engines (Docker)

Kubernetes (RKE2, K3S, EKS)

Logging and Metrics (Datadog, OpenSearch)

AWS Core Services

Compute (EC2, Lambda, EKS)

Storage (S3, EBS)

Database (AuroraRDS - Postgres)

Networking (VPC, VPCe, RT53)

Event-Driven Architecture (SQS, EventBus)

Security (IAM Roles and Policies, KMS, Cloudtrail)

User Management (Cognito, Organizations, SSO)

Bachelors in Computer Science or STEM or equivalent experience

MS in Computer Science a plus

US Citizen Required

Possess or ability to gain and maintain Top Secret security clearance required

Experience in FedRAMP, CC SRG, NIST 800-53, or Authority to Operate (ATO) process.

Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive salary, equity and benefits. Our benefits include health, vision & dental insurance for you and your family, a flexible vacation policy, and generous parental leave.

Growth Opportunities: Be part of a dynamic and growing team with numerous career advancement opportunities.

Innovation-Driven Culture: Work in a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and out-of-the-box thinking.

Hybrid & Remote Work: We embrace a mix of remote and hybrid work models depending on role and location, including our Chicago office, where some roles require regular in-office presence.

Inclusive and Diverse Team: We value diversity and promote an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.

We are a fully remote company, and this job may require up to 5% of travel to be successful. Job-related travel expenses are reviewed and must be approved by your manager.