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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** DP PROFESSIONALS INC
- **Location:** Tempe, AZ, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Cursor, Programming Tools, Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, Software Engineering, Software Factory, TypeScript, Rust (Programming Language), Claude Code, Production Code, Build Tools, Devsecops, Golang
- **Published:** November 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_a0c09835

## About the Role

* U.S. Citizenship; capable of obtaining and holding a U.S. security clearance (active clearance is a plus).
 * Direct experience with the DoD ATO process - you've shepherded a system through authorization, worked with ISSMs/ISSOs, or built tools in this space.
 * 5+ years of professional software development with demonstrated ability to ship production systems.
 * Proficiency with modern development stacks (cloud-native, containers, CI/CD, IaC) and at least one major language (Python, Go, TypeScript, Rust, etc.).
 * Active and enthusiastic user of AI-powered development tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Experience with NIST RMF, STIG compliance, or FedRAMP authorization frameworks.
 * Prior work at a defense tech startup or DoD software factory (Kessel Run, Platform One, AI2C, Army SWF, etc.).
 * Familiarity with GovCloud environments (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, IL4/IL5).
 * Background in DevSecOps - automated security scanning, SBOM generation, continuous monitoring.
 * Experience building or contributing to open-source compliance or security tooling.

## Description

* As a Platform Engineer, you'll be the technical backbone of the company.
 * You'll own the product architecture, write production code daily, and make the foundational technical decisions that everything else gets built on.
 * This is a hands-on, high-autonomy role for someone who wants to build a company from the ground floor, with the maturity and ambition to grow into a CTO as we scale.
 * This role is uniquely suited for someone at the intersection of:
 + Deep, firsthand experience with the DoD's Authority to Operate (ATO) process.
 + Strong software engineering fundamentals are necessary. Architect systems, ship production code, and building things that scale.
 + A conviction that AI development tools are a force multiplier. You will use them daily.

Responsibilities:

 * Own the full technical stack from day one - architecture, infrastructure, deployment, and product development.
 * Build tools that make the ATO process faster, more transparent, and less painful for defense software teams.
 * Leverage AI-assisted development tools (Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) as a core part of your workflow.
 * Collaborate directly with DoD stakeholders, compliance teams, and end users.
 * Evaluate build-or-buy trade-offs, select the technology stack, and establish engineering practices.
 * Contribute to security documentation, architecture diagrams, and compliance artifacts for government authorization.