Staff Platform Engineer

Arch Systems

Staff Platform Engineer securing AWS and GovCloud infrastructure for Arch Systems. Operating Kubernetes, compliance workflows, and production platforms powering manufacturing data products.

Posted 8/17/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $170,000 - $218,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in Platform Engineering and DevOps, with a strong focus on AWS infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, and Kubernetes workload management. Proficient in translating compliance requirements into operational changes while ensuring security and reliability in production environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

AWS Infrastructure ManagementInfrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)Kubernetes Workload OperationsCloud Security FundamentalsFedRAMP Compliance Experience

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Hard Skills

Platform EngineeringDevOpsInfrastructure EngineeringSecurity EngineeringIncident ResponseOperational RunbooksRelease ProcessesMonitoringVulnerability ManagementDocumentation

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal CommunicationMentoring

Tools & Technologies

AWS GovCloudHelmVantaSOC 2NIST 800-53NIST 800-171ISO 27001Knox SystemsObservability ToolingCI/CD Workflows

Industry Keywords

FedRAMP HighGovernment Cloud EnvironmentsRegulated SaaSPublic-Sector CloudFIPS Compliance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build, secure, and operate infrastructure powering Arch Systems products and customer deployments
Design, deploy, operate, and improve infrastructure across commercial AWS and AWS GovCloud environments
Support services in FedRAMP High-aligned environments
Work with compliance platforms and partners on secure deployment workflows, controls, evidence collection, and operational readiness
Translate compliance obligations into infrastructure, access-control, logging, monitoring, vulnerability-management, change-management, incident-response, and documentation work
Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code, primarily using Terraform
Operate Kubernetes workloads and Helm-based deployments across multiple environments
Support production and customer-facing deployments, including regulated and isolated environments
Improve reliability, observability, access controls, runbooks, and platform supportability
Support release operations across multiple environments
Maintain and improve Helm charts, deployment pipelines, CI/CD workflows, and operational automation
Participate in incident triage and operational support
Create and maintain runbooks, operational documentation, and escalation paths
Improve monitoring, alerting, deployment safety, and operational readiness
Collaborate with Security, Compliance, and customer-facing teams
Mentor and support engineers on secure infrastructure and compliance-aware operations

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Infrastructure Engineering, Security Engineering, or related roles
Ability to independently own complex infrastructure or operations projects from design through production support
Hands-on experience operating production infrastructure in AWS
Hands-on experience owning Infrastructure-as-Code, preferably Terraform
Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes-based workloads and Helm-based deployments
Strong understanding of cloud security fundamentals, including IAM, networking, encryption, secrets management, audit logging, vulnerability remediation, and monitoring
Experience supporting production systems, incident response, operational runbooks, release processes, and post-incident follow-up
Ability to translate security or compliance requirements into infrastructure, operational, and documentation changes
Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation, operational procedures, risk explanations, and compliance evidence
Candidates must be U.S. citizens
Resumes must be submitted in English
No visa sponsorship is offered
Experience with AWS GovCloud, FedRAMP/FedRAMP High, DoD, government, or public-sector cloud environments is a standout qualification
Experience with Vanta, SOC 2, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, ISO 27001, Knox Systems, vulnerability management, container scanning, SBOMs, image hardening, FIPS compliance, regulated SaaS, observability tooling, or globally distributed teams is a standout qualification

Benefits

Comp & perks

10% discretionary performance bonus
Equity awards
Non-qualified stock options (NQSOs) for international candidates hired through approved global employment partners
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for U.S.-based employees and dependents
Retirement contributions
Programs supporting wellbeing and professional development
Remote-first flexibility
Professional development and career growth opportunities
Collaborative, multidisciplinary work environment
Flexible and inclusive work culture