Sr Infrastructure Engineer

Vega • Dallas, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Vega Federal Solutions is hiring a Senior Infrastructure Engineer in Richardson, Texas, to design, deploy, and secure cloud and hybrid infrastructure supporting a national security mission. This direct-hire, full-time role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship. The position pays $165,000–$200,000 per year, based on experience.

The engineer will work within a multidisciplinary team of engineers, analysts, and mission stakeholders. Collaboration and clear written and verbal communication are important aspects of the role. Vega Federal Solutions is a St. Louis-based Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business specializing in geospatial intelligence, secure automation, and national security software.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship.
• CompTIA Security+ or CISSP certification, required at the start of employment.
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• Good collaboration skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Experience deploying cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and Helm.
• Experience with containerized environments: EKS, EKS Auto Mode, and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of cloud versus on-premises deployments and configuring resources across both.
• Proficiency in Linux, Chef, system hardening, scripting, automation, integration, AWS, and Ansible.

Nice To Haves

• Broad knowledge of servers, networking, storage, and virtualization.
• AWS architecture and integration experience.
• DevSecOps experience with integrated security practices.
• Experience with cloud metrics and logging dashboards such as Grafana, Prometheus, Promtail, and Loki.
• Strong Linux troubleshooting and automation scripting skills using Python and Bash.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools including Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, GitLab, Artifactory, and Helm.
• Experience integrating COTS and FOSS technologies in secure environments.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and Helm.
• Build, operate, and secure containerized environments on EKS, EKS Auto Mode, and Kubernetes.
• Configure and integrate resources across cloud and on-premises deployments.
• Harden Linux systems and automate configuration management using Chef, Ansible, and scripting.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with integrated security practices.
• Integrate COTS and FOSS technologies into secure environments.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, analysts, and mission stakeholders.
• Document designs and communicate status clearly, in writing and verbally.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior