# Platform Engineer (Defense) at Air Space Intelligence

- Company: Air Space Intelligence
- What the company does: We serve critical industries, the U.S. Government, and its allies by predicting, simulating, and optimizing their most complex operations. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://www.airspace-intelligence.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Virgina, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $135K to $265K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-19
- Apply by: 2026-12-03
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/airspace-intelligence.com/f1dd4170-dc60-493e-8207-ce40995ae35d?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/air-space-intelligence-platform-engineer-defense/

## About the role

As a Platform Engineer on the defense engineering team you will design, build and run Kubernetes clusters on bare metal from the ground up. You will own the platform end to end: hardware bring-up, cluster lifecycle, day-2 operations, security hardening and accreditation support. You will work closely with our development and product teams to get mission software delivered. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- An active TS/SCI clearance
- A bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in platform engineering, DevOps, systems administration, infrastructure or a related field
- A DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce certification for privileged users (such as Security+ CE)
- Willing to work onsite in Virginia 50% of the time and to provide on-call support during designated surge events

Tags: Defense

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/air-space-intelligence-platform-engineer-defense/