Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DPP is recruiting for a cybersecurity industry client seeking a Platform Engineer. The role owns the full technical stack, including architecture, infrastructure, deployment, and product development, while building tools to improve the DoD Authority to Operate process. The engineer will collaborate with defense stakeholders, use AI-assisted development tools, and contribute to security and compliance artifacts.
Responsibilities
- Own the full technical stack from day one — architecture, infrastructure, deployment, and product development
- Build tools that make the ATO process faster, more transparent, and less painful for defense software teams
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools (Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) as a core part of your workflow
- Collaborate directly with DoD stakeholders, compliance teams, and end users
- Evaluate build-or-buy trade-offs, select the technology stack, and establish engineering practices
- Contribute to security documentation, architecture diagrams, and compliance artifacts for government authorization
Skills
- U.S. Citizenship; capable of obtaining and holding a U.S. security clearance
- Direct experience with the DoD ATO process — you've shepherded a system through authorization, worked with ISSMs/ISSOs, or built tools in this space
- 5+ years of professional software development with demonstrated ability to ship production systems
- Proficiency with modern development stacks (cloud-native, containers, CI/CD, IaC) and at least one major language (Python, Go, TypeScript, Rust, etc.)
- Active and enthusiastic user of AI-powered development tools
- Active clearance is a plus
- Experience with NIST RMF, STIG compliance, or FedRAMP authorization frameworks
- Prior work at a defense tech startup or DoD software factory (Kessel Run, Platform One, AI2C, Army SWF, etc.)
- Familiarity with GovCloud environments (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, IL4/IL5)
- Background in DevSecOps — automated security scanning, SBOM generation, continuous monitoring
- Experience building or contributing to open-source compliance or security tooling
Benefits
- Fully remote work
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