Would you like to work with advanced technology in mission-critical defense environments? In this role, you will help build reliable platforms that support important defense systems. Come and join us!
We are facing an exciting future with considerable growth and demanding changes, as we deliver advanced technologies and mission critical solutions for the defense and aerospace industry. Our systems provide security for people on land, at sea and in the air. Therefore, we are looking for Advanced Platform Engineer to become part of this journey and contribute to our overall purpose – securing people through advanced technology.
Your role in our team
As our new Advanced Platform Engineer, you will play a key role in bridging advanced software engineering with mission-critical defense operations. You will design, deploy, and maintain secure, resilient, and scalable computing platforms that support defense infrastructure.
In this role, you will work in complex and highly regulated defense environments, including air-gapped systems cut off from the public internet. You will need to balance technical progress with strict security and compliance requirements, while applying strong problem-solving skills and technical independence to deliver reliable platform solutions.
You will join an energetic, innovative, multinational team within our Department of Cyber & Quantum Technology under R&D - currently consisting of 20 passionate colleagues with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds. The team is a mix of experienced professionals and talented newcomers, all united by enthusiasm and passion for cybersecurity, technology, and a shared joy of hacking devices.
We take pride in a dynamic, collaborative, and inclusive work environment where curiosity, continuous learning, and both professional and personal growth are encouraged. In the team, we do not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach, but instead value openness, knowledge sharing, and the opportunity to explore a variety of tasks.
How you will make a meaningful contribution
Your key responsibilities include:
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- Architecting the Platform: Design and implement robust, multi-tenant container platforms and microservices infrastructures tailored for tactical and strategic defense applications.
- Automating Deployments: Create and maintain comprehensive IaC scripts and CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid, repeatable, and secure software delivery across various classification levels.
- Security Hardening: Conduct continuous vulnerability assessments, apply OS and platform patches, and implement strict identity and access management (IAM) policies.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with software developers, cyber security validators, and military stakeholders to translate mission requirements into technical blueprints.
Bring your world class expertise into play
You are fluent in English both in writing and verbal at a professional level. Danish is an advantage but not a requirement. Moreover, we are also looking for a new colleague with the following qualifications:
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- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering, preferably within a regulated industry (Defense, Aerospace, Finance, or Healthcare).
- You have technical expertise and the ability to think architecturally
- Understanding of securing Linux/Windows environments to meet strict defense standards.
- Experience and understanding of Architectural Frameworks such as NATO Architectural Framework (NAFv4)
- Ability to weave legacy military hardware/software with modern DevSecOps pipelines, ensuring seamless interoperability.
As a person, you are structured, security-minded, and motivated by solving complex technical challenges where reliability, compliance, and quality are essential. You thrive in a collaborative and multinational environment, and bring curiosity, enthusiasm, and a desire to continuously learn, grow, and explore diverse tasks.
We are an international company representing world-class expertise, delivering complex and high-tech products. We value our colleagues and our meaningful contributions to securing people through advanced technology. You will also experience that we have a strong focus on your development, teaching you useful new competences and further strengthening current ones, both professionally and personally. Our company culture is autonomous and engaging, and we acknowledge the importance of flexibility in a great working environment.
When joining Terma, we promise that you will experience: Great people, challenging tasks, world-class expertise, and meaningful contribution in your daily work.
At Terma, we prioritize the well-being of our employees, ensuring they are well taken care of. Joining our team comes with a multitude of perks designed to enhance your social life, cultural experiences, and health.
International Environment: Explore great teamwork and professional sparring with colleagues around the world.
Flexible Working Hours: Enjoy the opportunity to work flexibly and the option to work from home up to two days per week. Internet connection at home is paid for by Terma.
Comprehensive Benefits Package: Receive a 10% paid pension along with a beneficial health care and insurance package. Enjoy discounts from various business partners.
Well-being Perks: Opportunity to enroll in our on-site massage-offer at our locations in Denmark.
Social and Professional Events: We have an active staff association that arranges a variety of social activities and events to bring all of our colleagues together.
Competence networking across professional experts in Terma: Professional presentations and knowledge sharing across the organization.
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) means we actively value and celebrate unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to create an environment where all employees have equal opportunities to succeed, feel respected and valued, and experience a true sense of belonging.
To support an unbiased evaluation process, we kindly encourage applicants to omit personal details such as photos and age from their applications.
If you would like to take on the challenge of working in an innovative company, we look forward to receiving your application. A resume is required, while a cover letter is optional. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed, we only accept applications via www.terma.com. Applications will be processed continuously.
Do you have any questions regarding the position?
Feel free to contact Hiring Manager on e-mail: SHSR@terma.com
Bear in mind, that we need you to confirm that you can obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defense Intelligence Service, and that all adults in your household are not posing any risk to the related risk-evaluation. This entails among other issues:
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- That you have as a minimum stayed within NATO/EU/MISWG countries for the last 7 years only interrupted by short stays abroad, and
- That you have not committed serious criminal offences
Terma group has headquarters in Denmark and is a high-tech company developing products and systems for defense and non-defense security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. TERMA | Allies in innovation
