Senior Platform/DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes-Linux)

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Armada

Compensation

$144,000 - $180,000/year

Bellevue Office, Sunset Corporate Campus

Remote

Posted April 21, 2026

Job Description

About the Company

Armada is a full-stack edge infrastructure company delivering compute, connectivity, and sovereign AI/ML to some of the world’s most remote places. Named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, Armada’s solutions are deployed in over 60 countries globally for organizations ranging from energy to defense.

With over $200 million in funding, Armada is backed by top investors such as Microsoft (M12), Founders Fund, and has strategic partnerships including Starlink, Skydio, and NVIDIA. We are looking for the most brilliant minds in the world to join us.

Working at Armada means taking ownership, driving autonomy, and delivering impact. You’ll tackle challenges that haven’t been solved before and help build something transformative from the ground up. What you do here will not only define your career but help further Armada’s mission to bridge the digital divide for customers around the world.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced, and detail-oriented Senior Platform Engineer to join our growing Edge team. You will be responsible for the design, automation, optimization, and operation of our Kubernetes-based platform supporting our Galleon mobile data centers and Atlas cloud integration. This is a critical role where you will leverage deep technical expertise in cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes while valuing mentorship, collaboration, and open communication. You will work on building and managing resilient, secure, and scalable Kubernetes environments across diverse edge locations and cloud infrastructure, ensuring the reliability of our distributed computing platform.

Location. This role is office-based at our Bellevue, Washington office.

What You'll Do (Key Responsibilities)

Architect, design, deploy, configure, and manage highly available Kubernetes clusters on-prem (Galleon data centers) and cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) environments. This includes designing the cluster layout, resource allocation, and storage configurations
Administer, maintain, and monitor the health, performance, and capacity of Kubernetes clusters and underlying infrastructure
Implement and manage Kubernetes networking solutions (CNI plugins, Ingress controllers) and storage solutions (PV/PVC, Storage Classes, CSI drivers)
Design, deploy, configure, and manage Microsoft Azure Stack Local and HCI environments
Maintain and monitor containerized platform services running within the clusters and robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
Drive Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) initiatives using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and potentially Kubernetes Operators, promoting automation, repeatability, and reliability
Support and troubleshoot complex issues related to the Kubernetes platform, containerized services, networking, and infrastructure
Implement and enforce Kubernetes security best practices (RBAC, Network Policies, Secrets Management, Security Contexts, Image Scanning)
Automate cluster operations, deployment pipelines (CI/CD integration), and infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
Optimize Kubernetes clusters for performance, scalability, and resource utilization, particularly in edge environments
Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for cluster architecture, configurations, operational procedures, and runbooks
Work in collaboration with software engineering, DevOps, security teams, and product managers to ensure seamless integration, deployment, and secure operation of applications on Kubernetes