Senior Platform Engineer

Job summary

New Posted: July 29, 2026 POSITION DESCRIPTION SPA is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to deliver mission focused technical engagement for our platform as a service solution supporting software delivery for Space Systems Command.

Benefits

Qualifications

• security clearance level, relevant experience, certifications, customer
• geographic location, and overall business needs.
• The salary range listed for this position (175k-200k) represents a good-faith estimate of the current compensation range for this role.
• At Kar***, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range.
• Final compensation decisions are based on the facts and circumstances of each candidate’s experience,
• certifications, clearance level, contract
• and overall alignment with the role.
• Employees may be eligible for company
• and individual eligibility.
• and recommend platform capabilities that best support mission objectives.
• Identify recurring technical challenges and partner with engineering teams to develop reusable platform capabilities that improve the overall developer experience.
• Develop technical solutions that simplify application onboarding, deployment, operations, and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will combine deep technical expertise with exceptional customer engagement
• of the role,
• Required
• Serve as the primary technical partner for assigned mission teams, providing mission focused technical engagement throughout application onboarding, deployment, and operations.
• Guide software development teams in adopting platform capabilities, engineering standards, and best practices to improve delivery speed, security, and operational reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues spanning cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, networking, platform services, and application integrations.
• Collaborate with customers to understand technical

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Security clearance