Senior Platform Engineer

LMI

Platform Engineer building and extending IronGate ETL solution for federal agencies. Engaging in the entire service lifecycle using agile methodology and DevSecOps culture.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $101,145 - $192,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

KubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPythonShell ScriptingUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services—from inception and design, deployment, operation, and refinement using an agile methodology
Support services before they go live through activities such as system design consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, capacity planning, and launch reviews
Embrace the DevSecOps culture with a commitment to automate what can be automated
Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health
Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation; evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity
Practice sustainable incident response and actively participate in retrospectives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Eligability to obtain a clearance required
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field
7-10 years’ experience as a Platform Engineer
Minimum of 5+ years of experience programming in Python
Ability to debug, optimize code, and automate routine tasks
Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with effective communication skills and a sense of drive
Understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems
Demonstrated experience building continuous, automated build and deploy pipelines
Demonstrated experience in conditional procedure of build and deploy pipeline based on security scans of source and artifact
Capable of working with software development team and platform infrastructure team to provide meaningful guidance to both for code development and deployment
In-depth knowledge of version control of release artifacts to facilitate upgrade rollout and rollback
Strong understanding of containerization of web applications
Understanding and familiarity with container orchestration engines such as K8s (EKS, AKS, GKE, Kops, OpenShift)
Experience with GitLab CI/CD
Experience with bash shell scripting

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Pythondebuggingcode optimizationautomationUnix/Linuxcontinuous integrationcontinuous deploymentcontainerizationKubernetesGitLab CI/CD

Soft Skills

systematic problem-solvingeffective communicationdrive

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science