Platform Engineer
LB96
Posted: 16/09/2026
- $140,000 - $200,000
- Virginia, United States
- Permanent
💡 What if your next role let you build the infrastructure behind mission-critical AI — deploying Kubernetes and cloud platforms into some of the most secure government environments in the world?
🚀 Our client — a UK-founded Defence AI company expanding its US engineering capability — is hiring a Senior / Staff Platform Engineer (Virginia / Remote).
They’re building sovereign AI infrastructure used across Defence, Security and national-security environments, combining modern AI with secure cloud, classified deployments, data assurance and real-world operational constraints.
The role:
✅ Own and improve production Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure
✅ Build infrastructure-as-code and repeatable deployment patterns using Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi or similar
✅ Deploy AI platforms into US Government, GovCloud and high-security environments
✅ Solve complex security, reliability and operational challenges across customer deployments
✅ Translate an established platform into US Government infrastructure and accreditation requirements
✅ Remain deeply hands-on while becoming a senior technical reference point as the US engineering team grows
Why join?
💰 $140,000 – $200,000 base + up to 25% annual bonus
⚙️ Work across Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, secure deployments and AI systems
🛡️ Build technology deployed into real Defence and national-security environments
🤝 Small, autonomous, high-ownership engineering team
📍 Primarily remote — Virginia-based strongly preferred, with the ability to reach Herndon when required
US citizenship required + eligibility to obtain security clearance
📩 Interested? Apply now!
Jack Smith
Researcher