Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Sterling, Virginia

2 days ago

Job Description

Overview: We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer experienced in configuring, deploying, and maintaining infrastructure tools and COTS applications as Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Applications as Code (AaC) to join our visible technical program driving the Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) cloud platform that supports collection, management and analysis of digital engineering information in an architecture that provides seamless digital thread and enables tool interoperability, including data structures suitable for AI applications. This program delivers engineering services for Linux and Windows cloud-based infrastructure as well as sophisticated enterprise computing infrastructure including end-point devices, Cloud services, virtualized applications, and storage systems. Enterprise Computing Engineering services include modern application technology including containerized solutions with orchestrated workflows. Our platform uses a mix of Open Source, Government-off-the-Shelf (GOTS) and Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) software and targets cloud-native constructs. The environment offers a secure-by-default configuration, implementing an Infrastructure-as-Code approach, and governance policies. We follow a mostly Agile workflow and adhere to DevSecOps principles. We value fast iteration and a customer-oriented approach while being mindful about security. This is a fast paced, challenging, and career rewarding experience to recruit and develop top talent and solutions on one of the most complex and high-profile programs within the government customer community.

Responsibilities:

Provide platform and infrastructure technical services and technical expertise in systems, technical infrastructure, tools, modeling, external interfaces, and other technical areas
Complete complex design, configuration and deployment of platform infrastructure and applications in a cloud-based environment ensuring performant environments
Maintain COTS applications in a cloud-based environment
Work with internal engineering resources as well as customer end-users to design and enhance the user interfaces for supported applications, maintaining responsive designs that accommodate challenging technical and functional requirements
Support operations functions, including root cause identification, remediation and documentation (e.g., user guides, ‘how to’ guides, infrastructure diagrams)
Work closely with clients and cross-functional departments on technical issues including software system troubleshooting and maintenance and to communicate project statuses
Prepare comprehensive test plans, test new features, services, and fix bugs
Configure IdAM, Active Directory, LDAP resources with platform and applications
Prepare technical presentations for government and senior leadership
Work effectively in a team environment
Work across infrastructure that contains both Linux and Windows
Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical, management and customer both written and verbally
Utilize robust troubleshooting skills
Instill and apply solid engineering rigor, to include configuration management, testing
Develop/engineer as part of an Agile scrum team

Qualifications:

10+ years of relevant experience
Bachelor's or Master's degree in STEM field
Active TS/SCI w/ CI Poly required
At a minimum, meet DoDD 8140 requirements (Security+ CE Certification)
Expertise working with Linux platforms and COTS applications in Linux cloud environments
Ability to demonstrate solid engineering rigor
Expert troubleshooting and solutioning skills, including investigating log files to discover root-cause for challenges
Experience with Cloud architecture and system design
Experience working with relational and/or non-relational databases e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.
Experience architecting or integrating with workflow, case or ticketing, or automation platforms such as ServiceNow or custom-built systems
Knowledge of IDAM requirements and technologies including Active Directory, SAML, OpenLDAP, OAuth 2.0, and/or OIDC
Demonstrated experience with system testing and validation
Strong documentation skills
Experience and comfort with DevOps tooling (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab)
Familiarity with Containerized Development environments (Rancher, Kubernetes)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to clearly and succinctly describe complex issues

Preferred (but not required):

Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
Experience with Cloud solution optimization
Experience configuring and instrumenting visualization tools (Grafana, Splunk)
Experience with ServiceNow
Familiarity with customer system security requirements and processes
Integration of virtualized applications and application streaming or layering techniques
Assist with leading and overseeing a total system perspective including technical understanding of relationships, dependencies and requirements of cloud services, infrastructure and security domains
Experience designing APIs such as REST or GraphQL and event-driven systems
Experience with DevOps testing
Experience with maintaining API Gateways, catalogs in a cloud-based environment
Experience integrating complex systems using APIs, message queues, streaming platforms, and ETL pipelines
Other Cloud experience (Azure, Google, Oracle, IBM)

Numbers & Facts

Location

Sterling, Virginia

Skills

Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Ansibleunmatched
Application Integrationunmatched
Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Automationunmatched
Cloud Applicationsunmatched
Cloud Architectureunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)unmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
CompTIA Security+unmatched
Computer Engineeringunmatched
Computer Securityunmatched
Computer Servicesunmatched
Configuration Managementunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Customer Relationsunmatched
Data Structuresunmatched
Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL)unmatched
DevOpsunmatched
DoD Directive 8140unmatched
DoD Directive 8570unmatched
Documentationunmatched
Enterprise Computingunmatched
Governmentunmatched
GraphQLunmatched
IBM Product Familyunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Information Architectureunmatched
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)unmatched
Interoperabilityunmatched
Jenkinsunmatched
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)unmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Linux Operating Systemunmatched
Machine Toolunmatched
Messaging Middlewareunmatched
Microsoft Active Directoryunmatched
Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
Microsoft Windows Operating Systemunmatched
MongoDBunmatched
MySQLunmatched
OAuthunmatched
OpenLDAPunmatched
Operational Supportunmatched
Oracleunmatched
PostgreSQLunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
REST (Representational State Transfer)unmatched
Relational Databases (RDBMS)unmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
Scrum Project Management and Software Developmentunmatched
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)unmatched
Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)unmatched
ServiceNowunmatched
Software Administrationunmatched
Splunkunmatched
System Integration (SI)unmatched
System Testunmatched
System Validationunmatched
Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
Systems Engineeringunmatched
Systems Maintenanceunmatched
Talent Managementunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Presentationunmatched
Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
Testingunmatched
Top Secret Clearanceunmatched
User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched
Virtualizationunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched

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