Senior/Staff Platform Engineer

💡 What if your next role let you build the infrastructure behind mission-critical AI — deploying Kubernetes and cloud platforms into some of the most secure government environments in the world? 🚀 Our client — a UK-founded Defence AI company expanding its US engineering capability — is hiring a Senior / Staff Platform Engineer (Virginia / Remote). They’re building sovereign AI infrastructure used across Defence, Security and national-security environments, combining modern AI with secure cloud, classified deployments, data assurance and real-world operational constraints. The role: ✅ Own and improve production Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure ✅ Build infrastructure-as-code and repeatable deployment patterns using Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi or similar ✅ Deploy AI platforms into US Government, GovCloud and high-security environments ✅ Solve complex security, reliability and operational challenges across customer deployments ✅ Translate an established platform into US Government infrastructure and accreditation requirements ✅ Remain deeply hands-on while becoming a senior technical reference point as the US engineering team grows Why join? 💰 $140,000 – $200,000 base + up to 25% annual bonus ⚙️ Work across Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, secure deployments and AI systems 🛡️ Build technology deployed into real Defence and national-security environments 🤝 Small, autonomous, high-ownership engineering team 📍 Primarily remote — Virginia-based strongly preferred, with the ability to reach Herndon when required US citizenship required + eligibility to obtain security clearance 📩 Interested? Apply now!