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Our platform automates the discovery and analysis of risks across internally built and third-party software and AI systems, giving security, product, and engineering teams complete visibility into the components and dependencies that make up their technology stack. From product security and AI risk to supplier risk and compliance, we help teams trust the software and AI they build and buy.\nFounded by alumni from the Department of Defense, CISA, and Palantir, Manifest is backed by leading investors including Ensemble VC, First Round Capital, Homebrew, BoxGroup, XYZ Venture Capital, AE Ventures, Leap435, and Overmatch VC. The company partners with the US Air Force, DHS, Global 2000 companies, and critical infrastructure organizations across defense, automotive, and financial services to bring transparency, resilience, and trust to modern digital systems.\nAbout the Role \nManifest is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to own the design, development, implementation, and ongoing operation of Manifest's infrastructure and build/release pipelines. You will extend and improve existing processes and systems, ensuring pipelines are fast, secure, performant, and scalable. By dogfooding Manifest's core products, you will be closely involved with Product, driving roadmap direction and helping users build and deliver software with less risk and greater security. This role requires an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.\nWhat You Will Do\nOwn the design, development, implementation, and ongoing operation of infrastructure and build/release pipelines\nExtend and improve existing processes to ensure pipelines are fast, secure, performant, and scalable\nDeploy IaC and automation (Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Go, etc.) to support platform and customer requirements\nOperate and sustain cloud-based CI/CD pipelines using DevSecOps principles and a shift-left mindset\nAutomate application deployment using container technology (Kubernetes, GitHub, and other CI/CD tools)\nBuild tools and packaging to support deployment across varied environments (AWS, Azure/GCP, on-prem, air-gapped, FedRAMP)\nIntegrate DevSecOps tools and services into automated pipelines throughout the customer SDLC\nResearch and adopt open-source tools to build and secure the development pipeline\nImplement and improve observability across MELT (Metrics, Events, Logs, Traces), including presentation and alerting\nSafely expose public endpoints (UIs, APIs) using load balancers, CDNs, and related tools\nCollaborate closely with Product to help drive roadmap direction and improve how users build and deliver software\nDogfood Manifest's core products as part of day-to-day work\nAssisting developers in delivering secure applications (CORS policies, API security engineering)\nRequired Skills\nIaC and automation tools: Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Go\nCloud-based CI/CD pipelines with a DevSecOps and automation-first approach\nKubernetes - deploying, operating, and troubleshooting in cloud environments\nNetworking and runtime troubleshooting, including complex remote and air-gapped environments\nBuilding and packaging software for multiple runtime environments (cloud, on-prem, air-gapped, FedRAMP)\nExposing secure public endpoints using load balancers, CDNs, and related tools\nStrong verbal and written communication, including technical and design documentation\nRequired Qualifications\nActive TS/SCI clearance required\nExperience routinely developing and deploying IaC and automation to support platform and customer needs\nExperience operating and sustaining cloud-based CI/CD pipelines with a shift-left and DevSecOps mindset\nExperience automating application deployments using container technology in cloud environments\nExperience building tools and packaging for varied runtime environments (cloud, on-prem, air-gapped)\nExperience integrating DevSecOps tools into automated pipelines across the SDLC\nExperience deploying and operating applications with Kubernetes in a cloud environment\nExperience with US Government networks (FedRAMP, CMMC, etc.)\nPrior experience with commercial software products (SaaS and on-prem) serving external/3rd-party customers\nDesired / Bonus Skills and Experience\nAbility to deploy Kubernetes in edge environments (bare VM and bare metal)\nPackaging software for on-prem/edge using Zarf, Helm charts, Packer, virtual appliances, etc.\nSecuring AWS environments, containers, and Kubernetes clusters\nSDLC security tooling - SCA, DAST, SAST, and other DevSecOps tools\nDeploying and supporting self-hosted LLMs\nSecure SDLC practices, including bug bounty programs and software vulnerability management (SVM)\nSalary: $150,000 - $210,000/year + meaningful stock options. 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