Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

bareinsights; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

bareinsights is seeking a dedicated Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to own design and operation of our cloud foundation across AWS and multi-cloud environments. You will scale an early-stage platform for reliability and edge deployments, collaborating with a small team of engineers.

You’ll implement IaC with Terraform, manage Kubernetes (EKS), and build CI/CD pipelines to accelerate delivery while ensuring observability and resiliency across distributed systems. U.S.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on cloud infrastructure engineering experience.
• Production AWS experience with EC2, RDS, networking, and autoscaling.
• Kubernetes deployment and operations at scale.
• Terraform or equivalent IaC tooling for production environments.
• Scripting in Bash; Python or Go proficiency.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking (VPCs, subnets, routing, NAT, load balancers, security groups).
• Experience owning infrastructure in an early-stage/build-phase environment.
• CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance (CircleCI or similar).
• Nice to have: multi-cloud, edge Kubernetes, or constrained/intermittently connected environments.
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident — visa sponsorship not available.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure across AWS and multi-cloud environments.
• Deploy and manage applications on Kubernetes (EKS and other environments).
• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support rapid software delivery.
• Implement observability across metrics, logs, and tracing.
• Support integration with edge-deployed systems and distributed environments.
• Debug and resolve production issues spanning cloud, networking, and app layers.
• Collaborate with backend and infra teams to ensure resilience and operability.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure design

Kubernetes operations

CI/CD design

Scripting (Bash)

Programming (Python/Go)

IaC (Terraform)

Cloud networking

Multi-cloud experience

Tools

Terraform

CircleCI

Kubernetes (EKS)

AWS

Job description

About the Role

This is the sole dedicated cloud infrastructure role on a small, high-impact platform team (~4–5 engineers) at a fast-growing defense/govtech company. You’ll design and operate the cloud foundation that underpins the entire product, scaling an early-stage platform into a highly available, multi-environment system that supports both cloud and edge deployments.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure across AWS and multi-cloud environments.

• Deploy and manage applications on Kubernetes (EKS and other environments), ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.

• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform for repeatable, auditable deployments.

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., CircleCI) to support rapid and reliable software delivery.

• Implement and operate observability systems covering metrics, logs, and tracing to monitor system health.

• Support integration with edge-deployed systems, including synchronization, connectivity, and deployment workflows across distributed environments.

• Debug and resolve production issues spanning cloud infrastructure, networking, and application layers.

• Collaborate with backend and infrastructure teams to ensure services are designed for resilience and operability.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of hands-on cloud infrastructure engineering — designing, building, and scaling platforms from scratch, not just deploying onto existing infrastructure.

• Production AWS experience with EC2, RDS, networking, and autoscaling.

• Kubernetes (EKS or similar) deployment and operations experience at scale.

• Terraform or equivalent IaC tooling used to manage production environments.

• Strong Bash scripting for automation, plus proficiency in Python or Go.

• Solid understanding of cloud networking concepts: VPCs, subnets, routing, NAT, load balancers, and security groups.

• Experience owning infrastructure in a build-phase or early-stage environment — standing systems up from the ground rather than maintaining existing platforms.

• CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance (CircleCI or similar).

• Nice to have: multi-cloud experience, edge Kubernetes (k3s, RKE2), or experience with constrained/intermittently connected environments.

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident — visa sponsorship is not available.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: $180,000 – $220,000 USD annually. No visa sponsorship available.

Location

Hybrid role based primarily in Arlington, VA. Additional hub locations include New York, NY and Seattle, WA.