Infrastructure Engineer

GRVTY • Herndon, VA

4d • $150,000 - $250,000 • Onsite

About The Position

GRVTY is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Herndon, VA. As an Infrastructure Engineer in this role, you will be responsible for architecting and maintaining scalable, resilient systems that support high-volume data alerting within a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You will leverage your expertise in Kubernetes to orchestrate containerized workloads, ensuring seamless deployment and management of applications. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include optimizing cloud infrastructure on AWS, utilizing services such as EKS, EC2, and S3, and implementing infrastructure as cod with Terraform to automate provisioning and configuration. You will also be tasked with designing robust routing and DNS solutions to guarantee high availability and performance across distributed systems. Success in this position will be driven by your hands-on experience with messaging platforms like RabbitMQ and Kafka, which are essential for handling large-scale data streams and ensuring reliable communication between services. You will benefit from familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, as well as logging and alerting frameworks that enable proactive incident response. Exposure to DevOps methodologies will be crucial, as you will collaborate closely with development teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and enhance operational efficiency. Your ability to troubleshoot complex issues and implement best practices in cloud security and automation will set you apart in this challenging and rewarding role.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance
• Kubernetes
• RabbitMQ
• Kafka
• DevOps
• EKS
• AWS
• EC2
• S3
• Terraform
• Routing
• DNS
• Grafana
• Logging
• Alerting

Nice To Haves

• Experience with scalable applications on Kubernetes
• Experience handling high volume data alerts
• Experience working on large projects in complex, fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

• Architecting and maintaining scalable, resilient systems
• Orchestrating containerized workloads using Kubernetes
• Optimizing cloud infrastructure on AWS (EKS, EC2, S3)
• Implementing infrastructure as code with Terraform
• Designing robust routing and DNS solutions
• Handling large-scale data streams with messaging platforms (RabbitMQ, Kafka)
• Utilizing monitoring and observability tools (Grafana)
• Implementing logging and alerting frameworks
• Collaborating with development teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines
• Troubleshooting complex issues
• Implementing best practices in cloud security and automation

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive benefits
• Meaningful opportunities for professional growth
• Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401k with generous company match
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Award Programs
• Variety of Company Sponsored Events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed