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Defense Unicorns

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51 - 200 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

💰 Seed Round on 2022-10

Defense • Software • Cybersecurity

Defense Unicorns is a cutting-edge technology company focused on transforming the way the U. S. Department of Defense (DoD) procures and deploys mission-critical software capabilities. Through its Airgap App Store and Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS), Defense Unicorns offers a centralized marketplace of trusted, pre-approved applications designed for rapid, secure, and compliant deployments in the most secure and complex DoD environments. The company emphasizes speed and reliability in software delivery, catering to various missions across domains such as Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force. Defense Unicorns meets the unique challenges of DevSecOps for defense systems, ensuring operational adaptability and security in mission-critical software deployments.

📋 Description

• 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, broken pipelines, and platform integration problems • Write and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, architecture decision records (ADRs), and operational standards • Influence the strategic vision by contributing to the strategic planning that aligns technological advancements with the mission objectives. • Participate in on-call rotations and support platform incidents in a tier 2 role • Mentor and support junior engineers through pairing, code reviews, and knowledge sharing

🎯 Requirements

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deploying, managing, and troubleshooting clusters and workloads) • Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi, or similar) • Proficiency with CI/CD tooling, particularly GitLab CI or equivalent pipeline platforms • Working knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems and command-line administration • Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS (EC2, EKS, IAM, S3, VPC) • Familiarity with containerization (Docker, container image builds, registry management) • Ability to read and write YAML fluently for Kubernetes manifests, CRDs, Helm charts, and pipeline configurations • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment • US citizenship required; must be eligible for CUI access • Possess or ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II certification (e.g., Security+ CE)

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision • Premiums are 100% Company Paid • Health Savings Account • Life Insurance • Disability Insurance • 401k Retirement Plan • Company Stock Options • Home Office Budget • Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s • Paid Parental Leave