[Remote] SkillBridge Intern - Platform Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Defense Unicorns is a contractor for the U.S. Government, seeking Platform Engineer SkillBridge interns to join their remote team. The role involves developing and maintaining a platform for cybersecurity applications and requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to guide junior engineers.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the Strategic Vision: Envision and articulate the long-term vision for our products, creating a path for their evolution. Contribute to the strategic planning that aligns technological advancements with the mission objectives
- Innovate and Problem Solving: Evaluate and weigh different methods for solving complex business problems with a keen focus on product excellence. Identify innovative solutions and contribute to Defense Unicorns’ open source projects and product repositories
- Evaluate Products: Assess new products, quickly gaining a deep understanding to make informed decisions on their potential to meet mission needs. Contribute expertise in recognizing gaps in our current processes, articulating these insights for the product backlog
- Demonstrate Technical Mastery: Solve highly technical problems that span 2-3 knowledge domains, showcasing a broad understanding of diverse technological landscapes. Demonstrate expert knowledge in 1-2 key technologies such as pipelines, GitOps, Kubernetes, Go, or others, contributing to the team's technical excellence
Skills
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Eligible Service members must be within 180 days of separating from Service
- Strong understanding of system architecture
- Problem-solving skills
- Ability to guide junior engineers
- Experience in transforming cybersecurity applications into a Kubernetes-friendly format
- Experience deploying applications within a Kubernetes environment hosted on a bare-metal platform
- Ability to advocate best practices and facilitate communication between application development teams and platform teams
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to the product vision, strategically aligning technical solutions with long-term objectives
- Proven track record of evaluating and selecting optimal methods for solving complex business problems
- Active participant in open source projects and product repositories
- Experienced at assessing and making decisions on new products
- Proficient in identifying and articulating gaps in existing processes
- Expertise in solving highly technical problems that span multiple knowledge domains
- Deep knowledge in 1-2 key technologies
- Critical thinker capable of weighing various methods for solving business problems
- Experienced in Department of Defense work, specifically working on an Authority to Operate (ATO'd) system
- Familiar with DoD Weapon Systems and/or Program Management Offices (PMOs)
- Knowledgeable about Cyberspace Operations or Incident Response tools/systems
- Possess a DoD 8570 IAT II certification
- Experienced with Big Bang, Iron Bank, and/or C-ATO processes
- Knowledgeable about DevSecOps/DevOps and CI/CD theory
- Experienced in working on a team following an Agile framework
- Comfortable and experienced in working on projects with compliance requirements
- An advocate for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Cybersecurity as Code (CaC)
- Experienced with automated testing
- Proficient with technologies such as K8s deployment & security, hardware familiarity, full-stack experience, transforming applications into K8s friendly formats, and scripting languages like Python, Go, or Ansible
- Proficient with YAML
- Hold or eligible to obtain a Top Secret security clearance
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Premiums are 100% Company Paid
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Company Stock Options
- Home Office Budget
- Unlimited paid time off, with a mandatory 10 days off on top of 11 federal government holidays, week of Thanksgiving, last two weeks of December (including New Year’s Day)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
- Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
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