Defense Unicorns jobs

Defense Unicorns, a federal contractor specializing in secure software delivery and cloud-native solutions, is hiring a Platform Engineer to join their platform team focused on Kubernetes and DevSecOps. You'll automate production environments, serve as the bridge between application and platform teams, validate implementations against requirements, solve problems independently, and estimate effort for medium-sized tasks while mentoring junior engineers. Required qualifications include strong Kubernetes expertise, experience with cloud-native tech (AWS/GCP/Azure), proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Go, Ansible), YAML skills, and DoD 8570 IAT II certification with an active Secret Clearance; prior Department of Defense work on ATO'd systems is essential. The role is fully remote in the USA with 10-25% travel expectations, and the company offers fully company-paid health premiums, flexible time off, equity options, and professional development reimbursement. This is a government contracting role that specifically requires security clearance and federal compliance certifications, making it inaccessible to candidates without existing clearances.

Cybersecurity Engineer at Defense Unicorns is a specialized role supporting DoD accreditation and compliance for a Software Factory implementation. Responsibilities include leading RMF processes, implementing NIST-800 standards, vulnerability assessments, security testing (STIGs, ACAS), and compliance documentation. Remote, US-based, requires US citizenship. Requires clearance potential. This is a security engineering specialization, not core application engineering.

Defense Unicorns, a contractor supporting U.S. government agencies, is hiring Platform Engineers (mid-level and Senior) to build and operate secure, self-managed production environments on Kubernetes, serving as the bridge between application developers and the underlying platform infrastructure. Core responsibilities include operating UDS Cloud Kubernetes environments, developing Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform/OpenTofu across multiple cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-prem solutions, implementing CI/CD pipelines, designing observability stacks with Prometheus/Loki/Grafana, and participating in on-call rotations; Senior engineers additionally lead security hardening automation, demonstrate expert knowledge in 2–3 key technologies (Kubernetes, CI/CD, Go), and help define technical roadmaps with customers. Required qualifications include 3+ years operating production Kubernetes systems, proficiency in IaC and automation languages (Go, Python, Bash), CI/CD experience, cloud infrastructure knowledge, and understanding of NIST/FedRAMP compliance—plus an active DoD Secret clearance minimum (Top Secret preferred) and CompTIA Security+ or equivalent. The role offers remote work across the U.S. with 10% travel, a salary range of $123,250–$201,250, and comprehensive benefits including 100% company-paid premiums for medical/dental/vision, flexible time off, and conference reimbursement. **Deal-breaker: Active Secret (minimum) or Top Secret security clearance is mandatory**, and DoD 8570 IAT II certification is required at the Senior level.

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Platform Engineer for the Navy Certificate to Ship team, combining DevOps and platform security work on Kubernetes, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code (Go, Linux, GitOps). Requires active Secret clearance, remote-US eligible, with 10–25% travel and no salary posted.