Infrastructure Architect III

IPSecure; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Unlimited Vacation

Sick Leave

Paid Federal Holidays

Education Reimbursement

401(k) Plan

Legal Plan

Identity Protection

Accident Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Job summary

IPSecure is seeking an Infrastructure Architect III to serve as the senior technical lead responsible for designing, sustaining, and modernizing enterprise cyber infrastructure supporting the Department of the Air Force. You will ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity requirements while providing advanced expertise across multiple technical domains.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, a minimum of 9 years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, and active

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance required.
• Minimum of 9 years of progressive enterprise infrastructure experience.
• Experience supporting DoD or Federal environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain secure enterprise infrastructure architectures.
• Develop scalable IaaS and PaaS cloud architectures.
• Architect solutions for virtualization platforms, storage, networking, hybrid cloud.
• Evaluate and recommend infrastructure improvements.
• Maintain secure operational baselines across enterprise systems.

Skills

Enterprise Infrastructure Experience

Networking

Virtualization

Cloud Infrastructure

Cybersecurity

Linux Administration

Windows Administration

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

VMware

Ansible

Terraform

PowerShell

Python

CASP+

CCNP Security

CCSP

GCIA

GCED

GCIH

CCNA

Job description

Infrastructure Architect III – TS/SCI Clearance Required – JBSA Lackland - San Antonio, TX

Job Description

The Infrastructure Architect III serves as the senior technical lead responsible for the design, sustainment, modernization, and optimization of enterprise cyber infrastructure supporting the Department of the Air Force's Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) weapon systems. This position architects secure, resilient, and scalable infrastructure supporting 24x7 cyber operations across nine DAFIN-SOC Operating Locations while ensuring compliance with DoD cybersecurity requirements and mission availability objectives.

The Infrastructure Architect III provides advanced engineering expertise across networking, virtualization, cloud, storage, Linux and Windows systems, enterprise security technologies, and automation initiatives to maintain a highly available operational baseline and support technology modernization efforts.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure enterprise infrastructure architectures supporting DCO weapon systems.
• Develop scalable Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) cloud architectures.
• Architect solutions supporting virtualization platforms, storage, networking, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Evaluate and recommend infrastructure improvements that enhance reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Maintain secure operational baselines across enterprise networking, Windows/Linux servers, VMware virtualization, storage, cloud infrastructure, and security event correlation systems.
• Perform advanced installation, upgrades, patch management, backup, recovery, and post-change validation.
• Maintain configuration baselines, monitor configuration drift, validate recoverability, perform capacity planning, and manage telemetry governance.
• Ensure infrastructure complies with DISA STIGs, RMF, and DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Support vulnerability remediation, secure configuration management, Authorization & Accreditation (A&A), and RMF stakeholders.
• Develop automation supporting Checklist-as-Code, infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and workflow automation.
• Support AI-assisted operational workflows and technology modernization initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field.Additionalexperience may substitute for education.

Certification: CASP+,CCNP Security,CCSP,GCIA,GCED,GCIHorLegacy Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Experience:

• Minimum of 9 years of progressive enterprise infrastructure experience.
• Experience supporting DoD or Federal environments.
• Experience with networking, virtualization, Windows/Linux administration, cloud infrastructure, storage, cybersecurity infrastructure, automation, and high availability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience architecting and sustaining enterprise infrastructure for Department of the Air Force DCO systems, DAFIN-SOC environments, or comparable 24x7 cyber mission operations.
• Advanced expertise with VMware, hybrid cloud platforms, enterprise storage, Windows/Linux systems, network security technologies, and infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, or Python.
• Demonstrated experience implementing DISA STIGs, supporting RMF and A&A activities, automating compliance through Checklist-as-Code, and maintaining secure, highly available DoD infrastructure.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Unlimited Vacation
• Sick Leave
• Paid Federal Holidays
• Education and Certification Reimbursement Program
• 401(k) retirement plan with safe harbor employer match after 3 months
• Prepaid Legal Plan and Identity Protection Plan available
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• and Hospital Indemnity Insurance available.

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