[Hiring] Senior Platform Engineer @Bixal

Role Description

We're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to build and operate the CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and observability foundation that engineering teams rely on daily. You'll work hands-on with Terraform, GitLab, and Datadog to deliver golden-path templates and environment automation, supporting on-call rotations and continuous improvement of our client’s developer platform.

This role offers you a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a mission-critical federal platform that aligns with Bixal's mission of delivering innovative, human-centered solutions. At Bixal, we support your professional journey, ensuring your experience reflects our purpose-driven culture and prepares you for future success.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Terraform templates supporting the engineering platform.
• Implement and maintain observability on Datadog, including instrumentation, alerting, and service-level objectives.
• Support environment automation, on-call rotations, and golden-path delivery.
• Improve environment stability, deployment safety, and configuration consistency across agency services.
• Implement monitoring and alerting that support effective incident response and production operations.
• Eliminate recurring operational work through automation, improving team velocity.
• Deliver platform improvements with measurable impact on reliability and developer productivity.
• Participate in two-week sprints, backlog refinement, and architecture reviews with the Platform Enablement team.
• Other relevant duties as qualified and trained to perform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least eight (8) years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining delivery pipelines, infrastructure automation, and shared platform services for high-availability systems.
• Demonstrated ability to improve environment stability, deployment safety, and configuration consistency.
• Experience implementing monitoring and alerting that supports effective incident response and production operations.
• Strong automation skills to eliminate recurring operational work and improve team velocity.
• Able to independently deliver platform improvements with measurable impact on reliability and developer productivity.
• Solid understanding of Datadog, GitLab CI/CD, and FedRAMP-authorized toolchains.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Tier 4 High Risk Public Trust clearance.

Nice to Have Skills and Experience

• Experience with Terraform-based golden-path/IaC module design in a federal or regulated environment.
• Exposure to AI-assisted coding tools for boilerplate or IaC generation.
• Prior federal or large-scale enterprise platform engineering experience.

Benefits

• Flex hours
• 401K with matching incentive
• Parental Leave
• Medical/dental/vision benefits
• Flex Spending Account
• Company provided short-term disability and life insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Paid holidays