Senior Platform Engineer

The role

You will architect and maintain the infrastructure foundation for an autonomous vehicle orchestration platform. This includes owning deployment pipelines, infrastructure automation, and security frameworks across AWS, on-premises, and edge environments.

What you will do

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for ROS2-based microservices and orchestration software
• Implement container orchestration using Docker
• Manage AWS cloud infrastructure, on-premises deployments, and edge device provisioning
• Develop infrastructure automation and configuration management tools
• Implement and maintain DoD IL4/IL5 security compliance
• Build internal tooling and CLI utilities
• Design observability and monitoring systems for distributed autonomous vehicle orchestration
• Ensure infrastructure resilience and disaster recovery capabilities
• Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize deployment strategies for edge computing
• Support field deployment operations and troubleshoot infrastructure issues

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure automation
• Expert-level proficiency with Docker containerization and container orchestration concepts
• Strong experience with AWS cloud services (EC2, ECS, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation/Terraform)
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipeline design and implementation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation)
• Knowledge of Linux system administration and networking fundamentals
• Understanding of security best practices for enterprise and government environments
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or similar)
• Strong scripting abilities in Python, Bash, or similar languages
• U.S. citizenship is required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

Nice to have

• CompTIA Security+ and Network+ certifications
• Experience with Kubernetes orchestration and service mesh technologies
• Familiarity with DoD security standards and compliance frameworks (IL4/IL5, STIG, FedRAMP)
• Experience deploying software to embedded or edge computing platforms (Jetson, Raspberry Pi, tactical computers)
• Knowledge of ROS2 middleware and robotics software deployment patterns
• Background in defense, aerospace, or mission-critical infrastructure environments
• Experience with tactical networking and field deployment operations
• Familiarity with zero-trust architecture and secure communications protocols
• Previous work with real-time systems and low-latency networking requirements
• Familiarity with contracts and schema/versioning for middleware services (e.g., ROS 2)

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, and vision coverage with zero paycheck premiums for you and your family
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
• Equity grants for new hires
• Unlimited PTO
• 11 Paid holidays
• Generous company holiday calendar, including a holiday hiatus in November and December
• Generous Parental Leave
• Military Leave for annual training or service requirements
• FSA
• DCFSA
• HSA
• Professional Development Opportunities

Before you apply

• U.S. citizenship is required due to ITAR regulations
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

About the company

NODA is a veteran-owned, venture-backed technology company transforming how unmanned systems collaborate in complex, mission-critical environments.