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Senior Engineer, Platform Infrastructure (R5516)

Shield AI· Hivemind Solutions Division – Integration & Test
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Hybrid (Dallas, Texas / Washington, D.C.)$120k - $180kFull Time EmployeePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior L3 Platform Engineer responsible for building and operating Shield AI's platform that deploys and operates customer environments, with a focus on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement using modern infrastructure tooling.

Responsibilities

  • - Build and improve the platform that deploys and operates customer environments.
  • - Develop infrastructure as code using Ansible, Terraform, Helm, Zarf, Big Bang, Packer, and related tooling.
  • - Improve Kubernetes platforms and the systems around them.
  • - Build deployment automation that reduces risk and removes manual work.
  • - Pair with other engineers to design, implement, and troubleshoot platform capabilities.
  • - Write automated tests for infrastructure and deployment workflows.
  • - Improve observability, reliability, security, and recoverability.
  • - Write documentation that explains why something exists—not just how to type commands.
  • - Leave every part of the system better than you found it.

Skills

Required:KubernetesLinuxNetworking fundamentalsGit and trunk-based developmentGitLab CIInfrastructure as CodeAnsibleTerraformHelmZarfContainersSecrets managementObservabilityInfrastructure testingTroubleshooting distributed systems
Nice to have:Big BangPackerPKI and certificate management

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
  • Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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