Edge Infrastructure Integration Engineer

KFORM Defense; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

KFORM Defense seeks a seasoned engineer to design and operate resilient networked systems across offices, labs, factories, and field sites. You will build and manage switches, firewalls, wireless, servers, endpoints, and identity platforms, while automating deployments as code and ensuring secure, auditable changes.

You will integrate manufacturing equipment and plant sensors with ERP and quality systems, driving reliability and uptime with robust backups, patching, and monitoring.

Qualifications

• Degree in IT, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Professional experience building and supporting networked infrastructure and systems.
• Expertise in TCP/IP, switching, routing, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, and segmentation.
• Hands-on with infrastructure as code, configuration management, and scripting/automation; able to use Git for changes and troubleshooting.
• Admin experience with Windows and/or Linux, IAM, monitoring, backups, and recovery.
• History integrating physical devices/equipment with networks and applications; comfortable defining data flows and interfaces.
• Track record owning changes end-to-end — design, implement, validate, document, and hand off to operations.
• Clear technical communicator who can troubleshoot across IT/OT boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Architect resilient physical and logical systems for offices, labs, factories, and field sites — on‑prem, at the edge, with intermittent connectivity.
• Build & Operate switches, firewalls, wireless, servers, endpoints, gateways, and identity/access platforms.
• Automate infrastructure, networks, access, and deployments as code; create provisioning, configuration, validation, backup, and recovery pipelines.
• Control Change with Git‑based reviews, approvals, reproducible builds, configuration baselines, and rollback strategies.
• Integrate manufacturing equipment, sensors, controllers, edge computers, and test rigs with ERP, quality, and other business apps; define interfaces and coordinate APIs/services.
• Uplift Reliability via device onboarding, inventory, configuration, patching, monitoring, backup, and recovery that respect uptime and safety constraints.
• Protect controlled unclassified and export‑controlled information through sound boundaries, access controls, logging, and documented evidence with cybersecurity and program owners.
• Debug across networks, OSes, devices, automation, and application interfaces; validate integrations in labs and on the production line.
• Document network diagrams, inventories, interface definitions, configuration records, runbooks, and changes; support the quality management system.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, quality, cybersecurity, software, and IT to plan deployments and resolve operational issues.

Skills

TCP/IP

Switching

Routing

VLANs

DNS

DHCP

Firewalls

Segmentation

Infrastructure as Code

Scripting/Automation

Git

Windows admin

Linux admin

IAM

Monitoring

Backups

Recovery

Technical communication

Ansible

Terraform

OpenTofu

PowerShell

Python

Education

Degree in IT/Computer/Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

OpenTofu

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Ready to connect machines, people, and data at scale?At Kform, we build the digital fabric that links engineering to the production floor. If you love automating networks, integrating edge devices, and closing the loop between OT and enterprise systems, this role is for you.What challenges will you take on?Architect resilient physical and logical systems for offices, labs, factories, and field sites — on‑prem, at the edge, and with intermittent connectivity.Build & Operate switches, firewalls, wireless, servers, endpoints, gateways, and identity/access platforms.Segment & Route traffic with clear addressing, access paths, and data flows across IT, OT, test systems, and external services.Automate infrastructure, networks, access, and deployments as code; create provisioning, configuration, validation, backup, and recovery pipelines.Control Change with Git‑based reviews, approvals, reproducible builds, configuration baselines, and rollback strategies.Integrate manufacturing equipment, sensors, controllers, edge computers, and test rigs with engineering, ERP, quality, and other business apps; define interfaces and coordinate APIs/services.Uplift Reliability via device onboarding, inventory, configuration, patching, monitoring, backup, and recovery that respect uptime and safety constraints.Protect controlled unclassified and export‑controlled information through sound boundaries, access controls, logging, and documented evidence with cybersecurity and program owners.Debug across networks, OSes, devices, automation, and application interfaces; validate integrations in labs and on the production line.Document network diagrams, inventories, interface definitions, configuration records, runbooks, and changes; support the quality management system.Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, quality, cybersecurity, software, and IT to plan deployments and resolve operational issues.Is this your background?Degree in IT, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar — or equivalent experience.Professional experience building and supporting networked infrastructure and systems.Expertise in TCP/IP, switching, routing, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, and segmentation.Hands‑on with infrastructure as code, configuration management, and scripting/automation; confident using Git to manage definitions/changes and troubleshoot both automation and infrastructure.Admin experience with Windows and/or Linux, IAM, monitoring, backups, and recovery.History integrating physical devices/equipment with networks and applications; comfortable specifying and verifying data flows and interfaces.Track record owning changes end‑to‑end — design, implement, validate, document, and hand off to operations.Clear technical communicator who can troubleshoot across IT/OT boundaries.Bonus pointsAnsible, Terraform or OpenTofu, PowerShell, Python, or similar tools.Industrial networking, PLCs, SCADA, MES, manufacturing test systems, edge gateways.Integrations across CAD/PLM, ERP, quality, manufacturing, and test via APIs or vendor connectors.Experience in defense, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or other controlled information environments.NIST SP 800‑171, CMMC, NIST SP 800‑82, plus documenting controls and audit evidence.Secure/gov cloud exposure, Microsoft 365 GCC High, and hybrid infrastructure.Designing for disconnected or intermittently connected deployments and tight maintenance windows.How we workTurn operational, security, and production needs into deliverable architectures.Write clean automation, peer‑review changes, test deployments, and recover to known‑good states when needed.Balance rigorous security with equipment reliability, production continuity, and safety.Partner with software engineers on interfaces/integrations without full‑stack product development.Explain risks and decisions to engineers, operators, quality teams, and leadership.Own outcomes and leave systems and documentation better for the next person.Where you’ll do itWork at a computer and hands‑on in laboratories and manufacturing areas, with occasional customer/field work.Expect periods of standing, walking, connecting equipment, installing hardware, and tool use.PPE may be required during installation, testing, and manufacturing activities.What we valueCommitment to Kform’s values: ownership, teamwork, continuous improvement.Careful handling of sensitive program information under company and customer rules.Flexibility to support maintenance, integrations, deployments, and incident response outside normal hours when necessary.Core proficienciesIT equipment across servers, networks, telecom, and cloud.Network connectivity: TCP/IP and SD‑WAN.