# Senior Platform Engineer (FedD144) at Defenseunicorns

- Company: Defenseunicorns
- What the company does: At Defense Unicorns, we make software a strategic deterrent with solutions that promote data independence, portability, and efficiency. Backed by Sapphire.
- Company website: https://defenseunicorns.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote, United States
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-07-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/defenseunicorns/jobs/5151112007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/defenseunicorns-senior-platform-engineer-fedd144/

## About the role

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join our team. This role is responsible for designing, building, and owning the runtime production environment that bridges applications (custom development, COTS, and OSS) to the underlying platform. You will drive platform architecture decisions, set engineering standards, and serve as the technical anchor between application teams and platform teams.

## What they're looking for

- US citizenship and eligible to obtain a Secret security clearance
- Expertise in solving highly technical problems that span multiple knowledge domains
- Deep knowledge in 1-2 key technologies such as pipelines, GitOps, Kubernetes, or Go
- Demonstrated experience with Kubernetes and container-based systems
- Expert with YAML
- Proficient with security automation and familiarity with API Security, Container Security, and Cloud Security

Tags: Federal Delivery