Senior Platform Engineer

• Location: San Diego, CA - 100% onsite, five days per week
• Compensation: $170,000-$220,000, based on relevant experience and skills
• Clearance: active Top Secret clearance is required; TS/SCI eligible or active TS/SCI preferred. No dual citizenship.

This is a senior, hands-on platform engineering role focused on building, securing, and operating DoD cloud environments using AWS GovCloud, Kubernetes/OpenShift, infrastructure as code, and DevSecOps. The engineer will work across architecture, implementation, troubleshooting, and operations to support AI/ML, analytics, and autonomous systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, configure, and maintain secure, scalable platforms supporting AI/ML, analytics, and autonomous systems in AWS GovCloud and other secure government environments.
• Build and operate containerized platforms using Kubernetes and/or OpenShift.
• Automate infrastructure and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, and related tools.
• Develop and maintain DevSecOps workflows, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, security scanning, configuration, and deployment.
• Support secure data flows and platform services across cloud, on-premises, and distributed environments.
• Apply DoD cybersecurity requirements, including STIGs, vulnerability management, secure configuration, and system hardening.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud, network, container, and application environments for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost.
• Collaborate with software engineering and AI/ML teams to deliver required platform capabilities.
• Contribute to architecture, technical planning, design reviews, and technical decisions; document architectures, configurations, and operational procedures.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, and adapt open-source technologies for secure government environments.

• U.S. Citizenship required - No dual citizenship.
• Active Top Secret security clearance required (TS/SCI eligible/active TS/SCI preferred).
• Travel & Passport - 15%, CONUS and OCONUS - Current Passport Required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• At least eight (8) years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps/DevSecOps, cloud architecture, or distributed systems in a demanding government environment.
• Expertise with AWS, preferably including AWS GovCloud.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes and/or OpenShift and containerized environments.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code and automation, including Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Experience developing and supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity and access management, storage, compute, security, and monitoring.
• Experience securing and hardening systems in regulated or government environments.
• Experience with DoD cybersecurity practices, STIGs, vulnerability management, and secure configuration.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across cloud, networking, containers, and distributed systems.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences., * AWS Solutions Architect certification
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent security certification
• Experience with AWS GovCloud and other DoD cloud environments
• Experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration
• Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD platforms
• Experience with CloudWatch, Grafana, Elasticsearch, and Kibana
• Experience with VPC, TCP/IP, TLS, and other networking technologies
• Experience with Airflow, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or other distributed data and messaging technologies
• Experience adapting open-source technologies for secure government or restricted environments
• Experience with AI/ML platforms, analytics environments, or autonomous systems
• Experience supporting DoD, Navy, military, intelligence, or other government mission systems
• Familiarity with technologies such as Domino, Tobias, or Fiddler

Mindbank Consulting Group is seeking a cleared Senior Platform Engineer in San Diego, CA, to support the development and operation of secure, scalable platform environments for AI/ML, analytics, autonomous systems, and other mission-focused applications. This is a direct hire position with comprehensive benefits offered.