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Official communication will come from an email address ending in @bixal.com or from @bixal.na.teamtailor-mail.com. Messages from other sources may be fraudulent, and you should exercise care to avoid any links or attachments included.\nBixal will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.\nNeed Assistance or a Reasonable Accommodation?\n If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, we're here to help. Please reach out to us at  and let us know how we can support you. You do not need to share personal details or disclose the nature of your request. You can expect a response from a team member within 24 hours during the regular work week and on the next operating day during the weekend or holidays.\nWhy Bixal?\nBixal is a consulting company headquartered in Fairfax, VA, working alongside governments and organizations to help them deliver better services and experiences to the communities they serve. Using evidence-based knowledge and technology, Bixal empowers clients to deliver on their missions more effectively by fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.\nOur values:\nPeople-First: Emphasizing the importance of people in all aspects of work.\n\nCollaboration and Transparency: Valuing teamwork and open communication.\n\nGrowth Mindset: Encouraging innovation and continuous improvement.\n\nCreating Lasting Impact: Focusing on meaningful outcomes and positive change.\n\nAbout the role:\nWe'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 and continuous improvement of our client’s developer platform.\nThis 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.\nLocation:\nThis is a fully remote position that can be worked anywhere in the U.S. While most of the work is expected to be conducted virtually, there is potential for occasional travel for on-site meetings and working sessions (Washington, D.C.) at the discretion of the client. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US. Bixal does not provide visa sponsorship. U.S. citizenship is required for this position due to contractual requirement.\nCompensation:\nThe salary range for this role is $145,000 - $155,000. In the spirit of transparency, most offers tend to land near the midpoint of the range. We make compensation decisions thoughtfully, considering your experience, the skills you bring, and our commitment to internal equity. Fairness and transparency are core to how we operate.\nResponsibilities:\nBuild and operate CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Terraform templates supporting the engineering platform.\n\nImplement and maintain observability on Datadog, including instrumentation, alerting, and service-level objectives.\n\nSupport environment automation and golden-path delivery.\n\nImprove environment stability, deployment safety, and configuration consistency across agency services.\n\nImplement monitoring and alerting that support effective incident response and production operations.\n\nEliminate recurring operational work through automation, improving team velocity.\n\nDeliver platform improvements with measurable impact on reliability and developer productivity.\n\nParticipate in two-week sprints, backlog refinement, and architecture reviews with the Platform Enablement team.\n\nOther relevant duties as qualified and trained to perform.\n\nQualifications:\nBachelor's degree and at least 8 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.\n\nHands-on experience building and maintaining delivery pipelines, infrastructure automation, and shared platform services for high-availability systems.\n\nDemonstrated ability to improve environment stability, deployment safety, and configuration consistency.\n\nExperience implementing monitoring and alerting that supports effective incident response and production operations.\n\nExperience working with AWS, cloud infrastructure environments.\n\nStrong automation skills to eliminate recurring operational work and improve team velocity.\n\nAble to independently deliver platform improvements with measurable impact on reliability and developer productivity.\n\nExperience building and operating CI/CD pipelines.\n\nExperience designing and implementing golden path delivery.\n\nSolid understanding of Datadog, GitLab and FedRAMP-authorized toolchains.\n\nThis position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Tier 4 / High Risk Public Trust determination in support of a federal government contract.\n\nNice to Have Skills and Experience:\nExperience with Terraform-based golden-path/IaC module design in a federal or regulated environment.\n\nExposure to AI-assisted coding tools for boilerplate or IaC generation.\n\nPrior federal or large-scale enterprise platform engineering experience.\n\nHow We Support Our Team:\nFlex hours\n\n401K with matching incentive\n\nParental Leave\n\nMedical/dental/vision benefits\n\nFlex Spending Account\n\nCompany provided short-term disability and life insurance\n\nCommuter benefits\n\nPaid Time Off (PTO)\n\n11 Paid holidays\n\nOur company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all individuals and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. 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