DefenseUnicorns

DefenseUnicorns

DefenseUnicorns specializes in providing continuous software delivery solutions tailored for national security missions, focusing on simplifying and securing the development and deployment of software and AI technologies for government operations.

Internet Software & Services
51-250
Founded 2021
$1M raised

Description

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable platform environments that support development, testing, and demos.
  • Own the reliability and usability of shared environments used across the team.
  • Collaborate closely with software engineers to integrate platform and product components.
  • Identify and close gaps in system integration across services and infrastructure layers.
  • Build and maintain infrastructure as code for reproducible environments.
  • Improve developer experience by reducing friction in environment setup and usage.
  • Support product demos and stakeholder access through stable, well-understood systems.
  • Contribute to platform and product architecture decisions related to environments and integration.

Requirements

  • U.S. citizenship is required for this contractor role.
  • Strong experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure-focused software engineering.
  • Deep familiarity with Kubernetes and container-based systems.
  • Experience building and operating shared or multi-tenant environments.
  • Proficiency with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi.
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD, GitOps, and deployment pipelines.
  • Experience integrating distributed systems across multiple services.
  • Comfort working across system boundaries including application, infrastructure, and networking.
  • Proficiency with Linux/Unix systems.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and UX.
  • 10-20% travel is required.
  • Experience in cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure is preferred.
  • Experience with CNCF projects, Helm, Kustomize, or continuous delivery automation tooling is preferred.

Benefits

  • Annual salary range of $148,750 to $201,250 USD for Remote - USA.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with premiums 100% company paid.
  • Health savings account, life insurance, and disability insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan and company stock options.
  • Home office budget.
  • Flexible Time Off plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Reimbursement for approved trainings and subscriptions, plus conference travel, lodging, and fees.

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