Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status.

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Vantor is seeking a Senior Platform Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and operate mission-critical software platforms across AWS cloud environments and customer-owned on-premise infrastructure. This role combines hands-on infrastructure engineering, deployment automation, platform architecture, and operational support for both commercial and defense customers.

The ideal candidate is both an architect and an operator — someone who can scale cloud and on-prem deployment platforms while building the engineering rigor, automation, and accountability needed to reduce operational chaos and improve delivery reliability. 

Success in this role requires equal comfort designing infrastructure architectures, automating deployments, troubleshooting production systems, and supporting customer-facing deployment activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and maintain AWS-based production infrastructure

Deploy and support customer-owned on-premise environments

Build repeatable deployment automation for cloud and hardware-based installations

Develop Infrastructure-as-Code standards for both AWS and customer environments

Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve deployment reliability

Support release engineering and production operations

Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, and platform issues

Implement security best practices across cloud and on-prem environments

Support vulnerability remediation and compliance initiatives

Participate in architecture reviews and platform roadmap planning

Support customer-facing deployment and operational readiness activities

Minimum Qualifications 

7+ years in DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering

Experience deploying and operating production workloads in AWS

Experience supporting Linux-based infrastructure

Experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)

Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

Experience deploying and operating physical infrastructure including servers, storage, networking, and virtualization platforms.

Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills

U.S. Citizenship

Preferred Qualifications 

Experience supporting defense, aerospace, intelligence, or mission-critical operational systems

Experience with sovereign cloud, disconnected operations, or customer-managed deployments

Experience implementing AI-assisted DevOps, AIOps, or autonomous operational tooling

Experience defining centralized vs distributed platform engineering operating models

Familiarity with geospatial intelligence, satellite operations, or mission planning systems

Familiarity with Zero Trust and modern DevSecOps practices

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Technologies & Domains of Interest 

Candidates should bring strong familiarity with many of the following: 

Dell Compute/Isilon, Juniper networking, Linux, Harvester

Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, OpenShift

Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi, CloudFormation

AWS, Azure, sovereign cloud, hybrid cloud

GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Artifactory

Observability and monitoring platforms

Infrastructure security and vulnerability management

Platform engineering and SRE practices

AI-assisted software operations and AIOps platforms

Distributed systems and mission-critical operational environments

Why This Role Matters 

Vantor is building the infrastructure backbone for the next generation of spatial intelligence systems. 

This role will directly shape how mission-critical software platforms are deployed, secured, automated, and operated across global commercial and defense missions. 

You will help build, deploy, and maintain the operational foundation that enables autonomous systems, AI-powered mission planning, sovereign intelligence platforms, and real-time global situational awareness. 

The future platform must operate anywhere: 

In commercial cloud

In sovereign national environments

At the tactical edge

In disconnected and classified deployments

Across distributed global operations

Ideal Candidate Backgrounds 

Platform engineering or DevOps engineering at cloud-native or mission-critical technology companies

Defense, aerospace, geospatial, or high-reliability operational environments

Experience scaling Kubernetes-based infrastructure and deployment ecosystems

Strong technical acumen combined with hands-on architectural credibility

Work Environment 

Denver metro area

In-office collaboration expected 3–5 days per week

U.S. Citizenship required

Clearance eligibility preferred

Occasional travel (10–25%) may be required to support customer deployments, installations, and operational readiness activities

Pay Transparency: To support pay transparency, Vantor includes salary ranges in all U.S. job postings. Starting pay for this role will fall within the listed range and will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role should not expect to receive compensation at the top of the range. The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position, and final offers will be determined based on each candidate’s experience, expertise, and alignment with the role.

● The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $128,000.00 - $170,000.00 - $187,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

The date of posting can be found on Vantor's Career page at the top of each job posting.

To apply, submit your application via Vantor's Career page.

EEO Policy: Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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