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Position: Senior Platform Engineer
Type- Contract
Location: Richmond, VA (Onsite)
Position Overview
We are seeking Senior Platform Engineers to join a focused team building a new, secure platform supporting both commercial and government deployments. This is a hands-on contract engagement starting immediately.
Technology Stack
AWS-based environment leveraging Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, S3, SQS, and SNS. Infrastructure as Code via Terraform. Compliance-grade security controls for secured environment deployments.
Key Responsibilities
- Terraform configuration — design and implement IaC for the full infrastructure stack
- Kubernetes cluster setup — provision and configure EKS clusters for secured workloads
- IAM roles configuration — define and enforce least-privilege access policies across AWS services
- Firewall and networking setup — configure VPCs, security groups, NACLs, and network segmentation
- CI/CD pipeline establishment — build and integrate automated deployment pipelines
- Collaborate closely with an existing team; deliver hands-on implementation, not advisory work
Required Qualifications
- 7 years of platform/infrastructure engineering experience (exceptional candidates with 5 years considered)
- Deep expertise in designing and operating production-grade platforms
- Proficient in Kubernetes — cluster management, workload deployment, networking, and security hardening
- Demonstrated experience in security-focused or compliance-driven environments, including government or regulated deployments
- Hands-on Terraform authoring and management at scale — not just consuming existing modules
- Strong working knowledge across core AWS services (EKS, S3, SQS, SNS, IAM, VPC, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience with government or FedRAMP/DoD-compliant environments
- Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Jenkins)
- Experience supporting multi-tenant or multi-environment platform architectures
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty)