or apply directly on Defense Unicorns's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 20 days Defense Unicorns's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 26% of Defense Unicorns's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Defense Unicorns
- high 24 stale, 3 reposted of 50 open
- Hiring momentum
- 76 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Defense Unicorns's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Defense Unicorns.
About this role
As a Platform Engineer at Defense Unicorns, you will focus on the deployment and maintenance of UDS within a secure, bare-metal environment, acting as a liaison between application teams and the platform. Your role will involve supporting infrastructure architecture, deploying Kubernetes-based services, managing infrastructure as code, and ensuring secure software delivery. Collaboration with various stakeholders to address technical requirements and deployment challenges will also be a key part of your responsibilities.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Defense Unicorns as an employer.
What you need
- U.S. citizenship
- Hands-on experience in Kubernetes
- Experience with bare-metal or on-premises infrastructure
- Experience deploying applications onto Kubernetes-based platforms
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Support the architecture, deployment, configuration, and testing of bare-metal infrastructure
Nice to have
- Active Secret/Top Secret Security Clearance
- Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi)
- Proficiency with CI/CD tooling, particularly GitLab CI
- Working knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems
- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS
What you get
- Medical/Dental/Vision premiums 100% company paid
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Company Stock Options
Worth weighing
- Position requires U.S. citizenship
- Travel expectations of 10%-15%
- Full compensation packages based on candidate experience, with a range provided but no specific salary listed for the role
- Role may involve adapting to new responsibilities as organizational needs evolve
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Listed by Defense Unicorns on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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