Infrastructure Engineer (SME)

Amatriot Group•Chantilly, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Infrastructure Engineer (SME) serves as the principal authority for enterprise systems architecture, infrastructure modernization, and zero-trust security implementation. This role leads the design, automation, optimization, and governance of highly available infrastructure environments across complex, cross-enclave systems. The SME provides strategic and technical leadership for Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, disaster recovery, compliance automation, cloud and on-premises infrastructure, cross-domain solutions, identity and access management, container orchestration, enterprise databases, and DevSecOps practices while ensuring resilient, scalable, and secure operations.

Requirements

Active TS or higher Security Clearance
Bachelor’s degree
Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
Extensive experience supporting Windows, Linux, and hybrid-cloud environments
Expertise with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
Experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Strong experience with system monitoring, disaster recovery, backup solutions, and performance optimization
Proven experience leading enterprise infrastructure initiatives and technical teams
Deep understanding of enterprise security controls, compliance requirements, and infrastructure governance
Strong knowledge of scalable, resilient, and secure enterprise infrastructure architecture
Ability to provide strategic and technical leadership across complex infrastructure environments

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field
Experience supporting federal, defense, intelligence, or highly regulated environments
Expertise in zero-trust architecture and secure infrastructure design
Experience with containerized platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes
Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator/Architect, RHCE, VMware, CISSP, or similar
Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise automation frameworks

Responsibilities

Serve as the principal authority for enterprise systems architecture and infrastructure modernization.
Lead the design, automation, and optimization of highly available infrastructure environments.
Optimize infrastructure for scalability, performance, security, and operational resilience across complex environments.
Provide strategic technical leadership for enterprise security and infrastructure initiatives.
Support air-gapped, hybrid-cloud, and on-premises operational environments, including complex multi-enclave ecosystems.
Support AWS GovCloud, SC2S, C2S, and GCP cloud platforms.
Support multi-tenant Cross-Domain Solutions and high-assurance cross-domain environments.
Support locally hosted GPU servers and distributed infrastructure components.
Implement cloud cost-optimization techniques across supported environments.
Support Cisco switching, routing, firewalling, and site-to-site connectivity, including IPsec, DMVPN, and SD-WAN.
Configure and support cloud networking and VPC environments.
Implement zero-trust security principles and secure cross-enclave interoperability solutions.
Support cloud-native security implementation and security accreditation processes.
Support high-assurance encryption solutions including TACLANE and NCAP.
Configure and manage Nutanix hosts and clusters using Prism Central.
Support Nutanix NDFS configuration and management.
Support highly available virtualized and hyper-converged infrastructure environments.
Drive Infrastructure as Code and configuration management initiatives using Terraform and Ansible.
Support containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
Develop and support advanced GitLab CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
Guide teams on system administration, automation, infrastructure management, and secure engineering practices.
Support enterprise database services including RDS, RDS Aurora, and DynamoDB.
Support serverless architectures using AWS Lambda.
Support microservices architectures and API Gateway implementations.
Support monitoring, logging, and data platforms including Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, and Splunk.
Apply development experience with Python, .NET/C#, and related languages to infrastructure automation and integration activities.
Support identity and access services including Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP/OpenLDAP, Entra ID, and Keycloak.
Integrate identity and access controls into enterprise infrastructure and security architectures.
Establish and enforce governance frameworks for disaster recovery and compliance automation.
Support backup, recovery, monitoring, and infrastructure performance optimization.
Ensure infrastructure aligns with enterprise security controls, compliance requirements, and governance standards.