Defense Tech IT Infrastructure Engineer

Cantos Ventures; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 105,500 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Neros is seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer to design and maintain cloud and on-premise infrastructure for defense technology systems. This role owns IT operations, automation, virtualization, data platform, and DR planning, collaborating with Security for SIEM and NIST 800-171 compliance.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Microsoft 365/Azure/AWS, PowerShell, and modern infra tooling, and thrives in a fast-paced defense tech environment.

Qualifications

• Experience at a defense technology startup or fast-paced, high-growth technology company.
• Hands-on SIEM implementation or tuning experience (Splunk, Sentinel, etc.).
• Direct experience preparing for or operating under NIST 800-171, CMMC, or similar defense compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker containerization, and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform.
• Familiarity with segmented network architectures and hybrid on-prem/cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure cloud infrastructure using Microsoft 365, Azure, and AWS to support defense technology platforms and mission-critical operations
• Partner with the Security Lead on SIEM operations, NIST 800-171 compliance evidence, and security tooling integration — implementing IT-side controls and log/data pipelines that Security relies on
• Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure system health, visibility, and rapid response to outages and performance issues
• Manage system patching and updates using endpoint and infrastructure management tools, ensuring systems remain secure and up to date
• Proactively monitor infrastructure and services, responding to alerts and performance degradation to maintain high availability and reliability
• Provide advanced L3/L4 technical support for bare metal servers, Linux environments, and mission-critical infrastructure
• Administer and support SQL Server environments, including performance tuning, maintenance plans, and access management
• Develop and maintain automated backup solutions, including incremental snapshots and retention policies across cloud and on-premise systems
• Architect and support disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity strategies, including failover planning, backup validation, and recovery testing
• Administer and support virtualization platforms (Hyper-V, VMware), including clustering, replication, and high availability configurations
• Plan and execute virtualization migrations and infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
• Identify and prioritize automation opportunities based on operational pain points and system inefficiencies

Job description

Neros is seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer to design and maintain cloud and on-premise infrastructure for defense technology systems. This role owns IT operations, automation, virtualization, data platform, and DR planning, collaborating with Security for SIEM and NIST 800-171 compliance.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Microsoft 365/Azure/AWS, PowerShell, and modern infra tooling, and thrives in a fast-paced defense tech environment.