Infrastucture Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
About The Position
The Infrastructure DevOps Lead will manage the design and implementation of complex cloud infrastructure and DevOps solutions. This hands-on technical leadership role focuses on cloud migrations, infrastructure as code, container orchestration, AWS technologies, and security hardening to develop robust, scalable infrastructure platforms. The lead works in an Agile environment using Kanban methodologies and drives continuous improvement and innovation in infrastructure automation and deployment processes. The position leads an Agile team delivering infrastructure and DevOps solutions, guides technical direction and security compliance, manages and mentors DevOps engineers, and coordinates with customers, external stakeholders, and development teams. Responsibilities include migrating on-premises systems to AWS, managing Kubernetes platforms and CI/CD pipelines, scaling COTS and GOTS applications, and reviewing architecture. The role is onsite in Chantilly, Virginia, requires U.S. citizenship and an active Top Secret SCI clearance with polygraph, and has a stated salary range of $140,250–$189,750.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.
- At least eight years of current experience leading development and implementation of complex infrastructure and DevOps solutions using Agile methodologies.
- Demonstrated experience leading Agile teams using Kanban to deliver infrastructure solutions.
- Ability to navigate customer security processes and accreditation requirements in complex environments.
- Expertise guiding technical direction with infrastructure as code technologies and frameworks.
- Experience hardening AWS environments and architectures to meet security and compliance requirements.
- Experience working with external stakeholders to map requirements and coordinate deployment tasks.
- Ability to collaborate with development teams to identify and implement integrated solutions.
- Extensive hands-on Kubernetes experience; EKS is preferred.
- Experience leading cloud migration projects from on-premises hardware to AWS.
- Subject matter expertise in infrastructure automation languages, including Ansible and Terraform.
- Proficiency in Python and Bash, and extensive Linux system administration experience.
- Experience deploying and managing CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins and ArgoCD.
- Experience deploying COTS and GOTS applications at large-enterprise scale.
- Experience delivering software, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps solutions adhering to client or intelligence-community data handling, compliance, and security requirements.
- U.S. citizenship required.
- Must currently possess Top Secret SCI with polygraph clearance.
Nice To Haves
- EKS experience.
- Experience managing and securing network enclaves in complex environments.
- Experience deploying AWS Lambda serverless solutions for automation and event-driven architectures.
- Experience managing and scaling ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) clusters for logging and monitoring.
- Experience with x.509 certificate management, PKI infrastructure, and certificate lifecycle automation.
Responsibilities
- Lead an Agile team using Kanban methodologies to deliver infrastructure and DevOps solutions.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership in cloud infrastructure, automation, and deployment strategies.
- Guide technical direction using infrastructure as code principles and best practices.
- Navigate security processes and accreditation requirements with customers to ensure compliance.
- Harden AWS environments and architectures to meet security and operational requirements.
- Manage and mentor a team of DevOps engineers.
- Work with external stakeholders to map requirements and tasks for infrastructure deployments.
- Collaborate with development teams to align infrastructure with application needs.
- Lead cloud migrations from on-premises hardware to AWS infrastructure.
- Manage container orchestration platforms, particularly Kubernetes.
- Deploy and manage CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery of applications and infrastructure.
- Scale COTS and GOTS applications for large enterprise requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement in infrastructure automation and deployment processes.
- Conduct architecture reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
- Stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies.
- Manage and secure network enclaves in complex environments.
- Deploy AWS Lambda serverless solutions for automation and event-driven architectures.
- Manage and scale ELK clusters for logging and monitoring.
- Manage x.509 certificates, PKI infrastructure, and certificate lifecycle automation.
Benefits
- Medical plan options, including some with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental plan options.
- Vision plan.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, and other leave plans.
- Paid parental leave.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
- Wellness packages.
- Career growth and learning opportunities.
- Internal mobility support.
- Full flex work weeks where possible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
