Infrastructure Engineer (6842) (Up to $25k Sign-on)

MetroStar•Reston, VA
•$170,000 - $260,000

About The Position

The Infrastructure Engineer designs, operates, and improves shared cloud and DevOps platform services used by multiple customer mission teams. The role supports Linux-based environments, AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, and load balancing, containerized services using Docker or Podman, and CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins or GitLab. It provides reliable, secure, and reusable platform capabilities while customer teams retain ownership of their application-specific pipelines, releases, and delivery processes. The position includes several openings assessed at different experience levels: Level 1 requires 4–7 years of experience, Level 2 requires 8–9 years, and Level 3 requires 10 or more years. The stated salary range is $170,000–$260,000, with possible additional compensation including performance-based bonuses, training or certifications paid by the company, and referral bonuses. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Requirements

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly, or ability to obtain CI Poly.
  • 4–10+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, platform operations, cloud infrastructure, site reliability, automation, or infrastructure engineering.
  • Experience administering and troubleshooting Linux systems in production or mission environments.
  • Experience supporting AWS infrastructure such as EC2, S3, RDS, Security Groups, and/or load balancing.
  • Experience building, running, troubleshooting, and/or supporting containerized workloads such as Docker and/or Podman.
  • Experience building CI/CD pipelines from scratch using tools such as GitLab and/or Jenkins.
  • Experience with Git-based source-control workflows.
  • Ability to automate infrastructure and processes using Python and/or Bash.

Responsibilities

  • Engineer, administer, automate, and sustain shared platform services that support multiple customer teams.
  • Build, maintain, and troubleshoot shared Linux-based cloud and DevOps services used by customer mission teams.
  • Provision, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize AWS infrastructure and services, including EC2, S3, RDS, and Elastic Load Balancing.
  • Support the operation of containerized services and workloads.
  • Configure, administer, integrate, and troubleshoot CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins and/or GitLab.
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts, configuration patterns, deployment procedures, and reusable technical solutions to improve platform reliability and repeatability.
  • Integrate shared platform tooling with source control, artifact repositories, authentication and authorization services, security tooling, monitoring, logging, and ticketing systems as applicable.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Parental leave and dependent care
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Employee assistance and wellness programs
  • Company-paid training and/or certifications
  • Performance-based bonuses
  • Referral bonuses
  • Additional incentives may be available based on individual and company performance.
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