Back-End / Platform Engineer

Job overview

The Back-End / Platform Engineer role is primarily onsite in the National Capital Region, with support at Government facilities and operational locations; the listing location is Washington, DC. Compensation is not specified. Blackrock Strategy provides engineering, operational, analytical, and technical services for national security programs. The engineer designs and sustains secure application services and infrastructure so mission-critical capabilities perform reliably across unclassified and classified environments. The role connects systems, supports rapid capability delivery, and incorporates feedback from operational users and Government stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Design and maintain scalable back-end services, APIs, and integration frameworks
• architect distributed systems for reliability, performance, security, and interoperability
• develop CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, containerized environments, and automated deployments
• lead integration across authorized secure environments
• implement security controls
• support accreditation and cross-domain data handling
• collaborate with data and product teams
• troubleshoot with operational users
• document architecture, deployment, and operational procedures.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

back-end engineer

platform engineer

washington dc

blackrock strategy

on-site

secret clearance

ts/sci eligibility

u.s. citizenship

apis

distributed systems

ci/cd

infrastructure-as-code

25% travel

classified environments

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 401(k) with company matching
• employer-paid medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
• HSA option with employer contributions
• paid time off and parental leave
• tuition reimbursement and professional development
• EAP
• referral bonus program.

Why this role

Active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship required; must be able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance; approximately 25% CONUS and OCONUS travel; standard Monday–Friday schedule with occasional extended hours or weekend support.

About the employer

BLACKROCK STRATEGY INC is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.