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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** JCD Staffing LLC
- **Location:** Aurora, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Subnetting, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, Windows Domain, Cloud Services, Datadog, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Delivery Pipeline, Cloudformation, SC Clearance, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Route53, Terraform, Splunk
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.wayup.com/i-j-Platform-Engineer-JCD-Staffing-510883347615532/

## About the Role

Clearance: Must be a US Citizen and eligible for Secret Clearance, * 7-15 years building scalable, secure, and reliable cloud systems

 * Deep expertise with AWS services and cloud architecture best practices
 * Strong experience with AWS networking including VPCs, subnets, Route53, Transit Gateways, and network firewalls
 * Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
 * Strong development experience with Python and/or Node.js
 * Experience replatforming or migrating services within AWS environments
 * Proven ability to lead large-scale cross-functional technical initiatives
Preferred Experience:

 * AWS professional certifications such as Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer
 * Experience with Windows domain environments
 * Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Splunk or Datadog
 * Experience within operational intelligence, industrial technology, or DoD/Air Force environments
Additional Details:

 * Denver-area candidates strongly preferred
 * Hybrid schedule for local candidates (2 days onsite weekly)
 * Remote employees travel quarterly for team meetings
 * Security+ or Cloud+ certification preferred (or willingness to obtain)

## Description

We are hiring a Staff Platform Engineer to help lead the strategy, architecture, and development of a mission-critical cloud platform supporting operational intelligence and critical infrastructure systems. This role will focus heavily on AWS architecture, platform reliability, infrastructure automation, and scalable cloud services., * Own the technical direction and delivery of core platform initiatives

 * Design and implement scalable AWS cloud infrastructure and networking solutions
 * Lead infrastructure-as-code efforts and cloud automation initiatives
 * Improve platform reliability, observability, security, and deployment workflows
 * Partner with Product, Operations, and Engineering leadership on roadmap execution
 * Mentor engineers and establish engineering best practices across the platform organization


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