Data Engineer

AIS (Applied Information Sciences)•Austin, TX

About The Position

When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success. At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles. At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as an Infrastructure Engineer. As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Data Engineer. As a Data Engineer, you will collaborate with our clients in supporting and optimizing our Azure-based container platform, with a primary focus on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). This role is responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and security of our cloud-native environments, including specialized platforms such as the POSIT (RStudio) ecosystem. The engineer will serve as a trusted subject matter expert across multiple infrastructure domains—networking, ingress, DNS, certificates, and firewall processes—while providing hands-on support and troubleshooting across application and platform layers. This position is ideal for someone who excels at solving complex technical challenges, collaborating across teams, and driving operational excellence in cloud environments.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other Scientific/Technical discipline is required.
Shall possess, at a minimum, a CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent certification is required.
Minimum of three years of Microsoft Azure experience for deploying highly available, scalable, and secure applications.
Demonstrated expertise in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) operations and troubleshooting, including hands-on experience with Azure Application Gateway Ingress Controller (AGIC) and seamless integration with Azure Application Gateway v2.
Proficient understanding of firewall request workflows, DNS management processes, and certificate lifecycle management.
General knowledge of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), AKS applications, and POSIT environments.
Scripting experience in PowerShell, Python, or similar languages.
Understanding of Azure services, including Azure SQL, Azure Networking, and Azure Active Directory.
General knowledge of monitoring tools (e.g., Azure Policy).
Understanding of Agile processes (Scrum/Kanban)
Active Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience with cARMY Cloud or GOV Cloud.
Experience configuring Azure Virtual Desktops

Responsibilities

Bring strong expertise in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) operations and troubleshooting, including hands-on experience with Azure Application Gateway Ingress Controller (AGIC) and integration with Azure Application Gateway v2.
Provide operational support for the POSIT (RStudio) environment running within AKS clusters, including sustained support for applications hosted within the Posit platform.
Contribute significant procedural knowledge related to firewall request workflows, DNS processes, and certificate lifecycle management, frequently executing and managing these processes on behalf of other teams.
Apply general troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills to resolve complex platform, infrastructure, and application-related issues.