EMPLOYER IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION REQUIRES U.S. CITIZENSHIP. Role Description: Defense Unicorns is seeking a Platform Engineer to join our platform team — a combined DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering team responsible for the development, maintenance, and reliability of a cloud-based platform environment. The ideal candidate is a strong problem-solver with hands-on experience in Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD, and is motivated by building and improving the systems that other teams depend on. In this role, you will work across infrastructure as code, automated deployments, identity and access management, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines. You will serve as a bridge between application teams and the platform, advocating best practices and helping ensure that the platform is reliable, secure, and scalable. You should be comfortable operating in ambiguity, contributing to documentation and standards where they exist, and building them where they don’t. Responsibilities: Build, maintain, and improve Kubernetes clusters and containerized application deployments across cloud environments (AWS, EKS, RKE2) Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) to provision and configure platform resources consistently and repeatably Own and improve CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab CI configuration, runner deployments, and automated build and deployment workflows Support identity and access management through tools such as Keycloak, including user onboarding, role configuration, and troubleshooting Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging to ensure platform health and support incident investigation Manage certificate lifecycle operations, including renewal of public certificates and related automation Contribute to platform security posture through container security practices, Iron Bank image compliance, and support for ATO processes Collaborate with application teams to troubleshoot deployment issues, broke
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SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars. SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next. ABOUT THE ROLE: We are seeking a skilled Iron Worker to support the buildout of SpaceXSI's high-p
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3+ years of ironworking experience on commercial, industrial, or heavy-civil structural steel, or equivalent military structural or rigging experience. Ability to read structural and erection drawings and work to AISC connection details. Hands-on proficiency with structural bolt-up, cutting, and safe use of aerial lifts, ladders, and material-handling equipment. Willingness to work at heights, outdoors, and on a changing construction site. Strong safety mindset with current OSHA 10 or equivalent training. Willingness to work extended hours, nights, and weekends during critical construction windows. PREFERRED SKILLS AND
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SpaceXSI
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