Federal Platform Engineer, Horizon3
$199.8-230k
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Autonomous security solutions
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Autonomous security solutions
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$199.8-230k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help find and fix attack vectors before attackers can exploit them.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform engineering, or related roles
- Ability to manage concurrent initiatives and use effective judgment in prioritization and time management
- Creative, self-motivated, pragmatic, disciplined, detail and results oriented
- Excellent analytical/problem solving ability
- Strong understanding and experience with solution design and flow
- Strong technical documentation and communication
- Experience using Claude Code or other AI-enabled development tooling
- Gitlab CI/CD
- Argo Events, Argo Workflows, Argo CD
- SSO (OIDC, SAML, Okta, Social Sign-ins)
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Crossplane)
- Secret Management (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secret Manager, External Secrets Operator)
- Configuration Management (Ansible)
- Shell Scripting
- Programming Languages (GoLang required, Python a plus)
- Container Engines (Docker)
- Kubernetes (RKE2, K3S, EKS)
- Logging and Metrics (Datadog, OpenSearch)
- Cloud Technologies:
- AWS Core Services
- Compute (EC2, Lambda, EKS)
- Storage (S3, EBS)
- Database (AuroraRDS - Postgres)
- Networking (VPC, VPCe, RT53)
- Event-Driven Architecture (SQS, EventBus)
- Security (IAM Roles and Policies, KMS, Cloudtrail)
- User Management (Cognito, Organizations, SSO)
- Education:
- Bachelors in Computer Science or STEM or equivalent experience
- MS in Computer Science a plus
- US Citizen Required
- Possess or ability to gain and maintain Top Secret security clearance required
Desirable
- Experience in FedRAMP, CC SRG, NIST 800-53, or Authority to Operate (ATO) process
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Federal Platform Engineer to help lead the deployment and operation of our product infrastructure in multiple federal environments ranging from FedRAMP through Classified workloads
- Your goal will be to help build, maintain and improve our platform running in AWS. Your expertise in cloud infrastructure, kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and tools like Terraform, Ansible, and GitLab CI will be essential in creating scalable and secure systems that enable innovative experimentation
- Join us in shaping the future of our platform, driving growth and empowering developers with a flexible and efficient environment
- Implement highly scalable, secure, resilient cloud-native application platforms that host core company applications, toolings, and other services vital to enabling our product to perform in all AWS regions where we are deployed
- Identify, design, and deploy improvements in development and deployment processes so engineers can begin deploying anytime with confidence
- Design and implement tooling for the internal platform to collect telemetry data used to gauge its effectiveness in supporting H3's engineers
- Help create an effective documentation culture within the Engineering Organization (Confluence, Documentation as code)
- Participate in effective project management and work allocation (Jira, Agile Concepts)
- Create Terraform modules and Crossplane compositions that are easily consumed by all of engineering
- Be a positive example of automation for infrastructure-as-code, platform operations, and overall CI/CD methodologies
- Evaluate new technologies and patterns for automation, application hosting, and improving infrastructure provisioning. Recommend and define the work needed
- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice
Our take
In an era marked by escalating cyber threats and data breaches, safeguarding digital assets has become a high priority across all industries. Amid this landscape, Horizon3.ai stands out as an autonomous security solution by addressing the critical need for robust cybersecurity.
At the heart of Horizon3.ai's mission is NodeZero™, a platform designed to elevate proactive security measures. Using this, customers can verify their security posture and identify potential vulnerabilities through self-service. This proactive approach to cybersecurity effectively thwarts potential exploits and ensures the integrity of their digital infrastructure.
With 2025 funding in hand, the company is poised to further its ambition to develop into an industry-leading cybersecurity company. The infusion of funds will be channelled towards expanding its partner network, refining its offerings and entering the US government market. Horizon3 aims to establish itself as a pivotal player in the evolving autonomous security landscape, a highly lucrative market valued at $80 billion.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2025
$100m
SERIES D
Aug 2023
$40m
SERIES C
Total funding: $187m
Company benefits
- Growth Opportunities: Be part of a dynamic and growing team with numerous career advancement opportunities
- Innovation-Driven Culture: Work in a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and out-of-the-box thinking
- Flexible Work Environment: Enjoy the convenience and work-life balance that comes with remote work
- Inclusive and Diverse Team: We value diversity and promote an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Snehal Antani
(Co-Founder & CEO)Graduated from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with an MS in Computer Science. Previously worked at IBM as a Lead Architect, at GE Capital as the CIO of Distribution Finance and Splunk as the SVP & GM of Business Analytics & IoT.
Anthony Pillitiere
(Co-Founder)Graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. Previously worked at the United States Air Force in multiple roles, including Deputy Chief Technology Officer.
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