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Platform Engineer, Public Sector

Exiger
Location
McLean, Virginia, United States; New York, New York, United States; Richmond, Virginia, United States
Posted
1 month ago
Department
Delivery: EGS Delivery
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5+ years of production cloud engineering experience on AWS
  • Hands-on experience operating inside a FedRAMP boundary
  • Strong Terraform skills, including module authorship
  • Production Kubernetes / EKS experience
  • CI/CD pipeline ownership at production scale
  • Production observability ownership at meaningful scale
Nice to have
  • AWS Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional certification
  • Direct GovCloud (US) production experience
  • Experience contributing platform-side evidence to a FedRAMP authorization
  • Experience with internal developer platform patterns
  • Direct background in security engineering or DevSecOps
What the job really is

As a Platform Engineer at Exiger, you will design and maintain the cloud infrastructure that supports federal programs, focusing on AWS and GovCloud environments. Your responsibilities include building reusable Terraform modules, operating Kubernetes platforms, and establishing CI/CD pipelines with integrated security measures. You will also engage with program teams to ensure effective adoption of the platform and manage cloud costs across the portfolio.

Benefits
  • Discretionary Time Off with no maximum limits
  • Industry leading health, vision, and dental benefits
  • Competitive compensation package
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
  • Flexible, hybrid approach to working from home and in the office
  • Focus on wellness and employee health through stipends and dedicated wellness programming
Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Role involves customer-facing responsibilities which may require travel
  • Active U.S. Government security clearance preferred, which may limit candidate pool
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