Application Infrastructure Engineer

Incognito Software Systems Inc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

equivant is seeking an Application Infrastructure Engineer to deploy, configure, and operate the infrastructure for its court case management applications. You will support both on-premises deployments at customer sites and in equivant‑hosted AWS environments, collaborating with Professional Services to deliver billable engagements.

The role covers Windows Server, SQL Server, IIS, Java application servers, and AWS, with a focus on health, performance, and recoverability while meeting CJIS

Qualifications

• 5+ years in systems engineering, infrastructure administration, or related role with Windows Server and AD.
• Proficiency in Linux and Windows system administration.
• Experience with SQL Server and IIS in production environments.
• AWS core services and hybrid cloud/on-premises environments.
• Scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Familiarity with CJIS/NIST/ISO controls and security practices.
• Willingness to undergo FBI CJIS vetting and travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain infrastructure for court management apps across lifecycle.
• Build hosting environments in AWS and on-premises with HA/DR configurations.
• Install and troubleshoot equivant software interfacing with underlying infra.
• Monitor, patch, upgrade, and harden systems for security and performance.
• Plan capacity and right-size compute/storage/database resources.
• Collaborate with Professional Services to scope and execute customer implementations.
• Diagnose incidents across hosted and on-prem environments, including outages.
• Troubleshoot integration points between apps and infrastructure.
• Work with R&D on architecture and deployment improvements.
• Coordinate change and incident management via ITSM processes.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Linux

SQL Server

IIS

AWS

Hybrid Cloud

Java App Servers

Hyper-V

Scripting

Security Compliance

FBI CJIS Vetting

On-call Support

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for an Application Infrastructure Engineer to deploy, configure, and operate the infrastructure that runs equivant's court case management applications, delivered both on-premises at customer sites and in equivant-hosted AWS environments. You will partner with our Professional Services team to implement products such as CourtView, JWorks, eServices, and ShowCase, and provide second-level support to customer IT departments once systems are in production. It is a hands-on individual-contributor role spanning Windows Server, SQL Server, IIS, Java application servers, and AWS, with much of the work delivered as billable customer engagements. You will work closely with R&D, Technical Services, and Security to keep environments healthy, performant, and recoverable, and to build and maintain infrastructure that supports equivant's security and compliance controls, including the CJIS Security Policy and the AICPA Trust Services Criteria for SOC 2.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain the infrastructure for equivant's court case management applications across the technology lifecycle, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, IIS, and Java application servers (Apache Tomcat, WildFly, WebLogic)
• Build and operate application hosting environments in AWS and on-premises, including compute, storage, networking, Active Directory, and high-availability and disaster recovery configurations
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot equivant-developed software applications, working at the seam between application behavior and the underlying infrastructure
• Proactively monitor and maintain infrastructure platforms, performing health checks, patching, upgrades, and firmware updates to keep systems secure and performant
• Conduct capacity planning and right-size compute, storage, and database resources to meet current and future demand
• Partner with the Professional Services team to scope and execute customer implementations, delivering much of this work as billable engagements
• Diagnose and resolve incidents across hosted and on-premises court environments, including server and application outages, service hangs, and capacity issues
• Troubleshoot integration points where applications meet infrastructure (web and application servers, SMTP and mail relay, e-filing, and CMS interfaces)
• Partner with R&D on application architecture, deployment, and troubleshooting to improve how equivant applications run in hosted and on-premises environments
• Apply server hardening and security configuration standards based on industry best practices and the control frameworks equivant operates under (CJIS Security Policy, SOC 2)
• Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational standards; coordinate change and incident management through equivant's ITSM processes (Jira)

Qualifications

• 5+ years in systems engineering, infrastructure administration, or a related role, with hands-on Windows Server and Active Directory experience (Group Policy, DNS, DHCP)
• Proficiency in system administration across both Linux and Windows
• Hands-on experience administering Microsoft SQL Server and IIS in production
• Experience with AWS core services (EC2, RDS, S3, VPC/networking, IAM) and building or operating hybrid cloud and on-premises environments
• Experience installing, configuring, and administering a broad range of infrastructure platforms: virtualized compute (e.g., Hyper-V), high-availability and disaster recovery designs, storage, and network and security integration
• Familiarity with Java application servers (Apache Tomcat, WildFly, or WebLogic)
• Relevant industry certification or equivalent hands-on experience, such as AWS (AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, or AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate) or Microsoft Windows Server (Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate)
• Competency with scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar)
• Familiarity with security control frameworks such as the CJIS SecPol, NIST CSF, ISO 27001
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting ability, a customer-facing orientation, and excellent written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
• The selected candidate must be able to complete vetting required by the FBI CJIS Security Policy and any applicable state or agency requirements, including fingerprint-based background investigation
• Possible travel (approximately 5%)
• Participate in on-call rotations and support after-hours incident response as needed

Preferences

• Experience implementing or supporting commercial software in customer-hosted, on-premises environments
• Experience operating applications in AWS, including multi-account environments
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Datadog, Splunk)
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred) and CI/CD tooling
• Familiarity with backup tooling such as Veeam, and with enterprise storage and network hardware (Dell, Cisco)
• Experience with the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy
• Solid understanding of the AICPA Trust Services Criteria for SOC 2
• Experience in the justice, public sector, or other regulated software domain

Details

Worker Type: Regular Number of Openings Available: 1

We are driven by a justice system that instills confidence through its processes and is accessible to all citizens. Like you, equivant aims to embrace community while advancing justice and deliver better outcomes to all who touch the justice system. We do this through our deep domain knowledge, modern technologies, and expert services that help promote public and individual safety by informing decisions at every step. As fellow stewards of justice, equivant is committed to your mission and we value your ideals. Our people operate with fairness and integrity, believing that there is no such thing as “good enough”. The equivant group of companies is an equal opportunity employer, we recruit, hire, train, promote and provide all other privileges of employment to qualified people without regard to age, race, color, creed, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, marital status, veteran status, citizenship status, ethnicity, familial status, religion, sexual orientation or any other classification for which discrimination is prohibited.