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Boeing · 17 hours ago

Senior Platform Engineer

The Boeing Company is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join their Digital Analytics and System Health (DASH) software team in Ridley Park, PA. This role focuses on supporting the Boeing Global Services organization by leading the architecture, development, and maintenance of an internal developer platform, as well as driving modernization initiatives and ensuring platform reliability and security.

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Responsibilities

Design, implement, and operate secure, scalable cloud architectures across cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, and/or GCP), optimizing reliability, performance, and cost
Establish and enforce standards, best practices, and metrics for CI/CD pipelines, platform services, release management, security controls, and incident response
Architect and maintain internal platform capabilities (build pipelines, runtime environments, container orchestration, secret management, service catalogs, self-service APIs) to enhance developer experience and reliability
Ensure platform reliability, scalability, security, observability, and regulatory compliance at scale across multiple environments
Lead the design and evolution of scalable internal developer platforms (IDPs) and core services, driving platform-as-a-product adoption
Design, implement, and continuously improve end-to-end CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies (blue/green, canary) for rapid and safe software delivery across multiple environments
Enforce security best practices with automated controls (IAM, secrets, policy-as-code) and continuous compliance checks across the platform
Establish continuous monitoring and threat-detection frameworks for real-time insights and proactive incident response
Oversee risk assessment, threat modeling, and mitigation planning processes to align platform development with business objectives
Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of platform engineers, DevOps engineers, SREs, and tooling specialists
Drive modernization initiatives (cloud, IaC, automation, observability) while balancing risk and operational stability
Elevate cloud security posture using industry standards (NIST, CIS, OWASP) and implement policy-as-code and automation to raise the security baseline

Qualification

Cloud computingDevOps principlesCI/CD pipelinesAutomation practicesOpen-source monitoring toolsScripting/programming languagesBig data technologiesAerospace industry experienceSecurity best practicesRisk assessmentCommunication skillsTeam leadership

Required

10+ years of experience in reliability, software development, DevOps or infrastructure
8+ years of experience in a cloud computing environment e.g. Azure/AWS/Google Cloud
7+ years of experience installing and configuring open-source monitoring tools (Ex. Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, Elasticsearch, Kibana)
7+ years years of experience automating product development using scripting/programming languages
2+ years of engineering experience in the aerospace industry

Preferred

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and executives
Experience in government or military programs and regulatory/compliance standards familiarity
Certifications in cloud, security, or DevOps (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Kubernetes Certification, CISSP, CISM)
2+ years of experience with big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Kafka, Databricks)

Benefits

Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work

Company

Boeing offers commercial, defense airplanes, space, security systems, and global services.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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CJ Nothum
CEO & Executive Communications, Senior Manager
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Colton Engelke
CEO and Executive Communications
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