Infrastructure Automation Engineer - Kubernetes & Ansible

RISA; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 101,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) and Roth

Paid Time Off

11 federal holidays

Job summary

RISA is seeking an Infrastructure Automation Engineer to design, build, and operate a mission-critical Kubernetes and automation stack in St. Louis, MO on-site.

The role emphasizes Kubernetes, Ansible, Salt, and Linux with an active TS/SCI clearance. You will lead automation across the server lifecycle, onboard development teams, maintain CI/CD, and interact with customers from planning through maintenance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of relevant experience or equivalents (Master's +4, Associate's +8, or HS diploma +10).
• IAT Level II certification required, ability to obtain CSSP Infrastructure Support within 120 days.
• U.S. citizenship and active TS/SCI clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build, and maintenance of virtualized and containerized infrastructure.
• Mature automation across the server lifecycle—onboarding, patching, sunsetting.
• Build and maintain Kubernetes infrastructure and onboard development teams onto it.

Skills

Kubernetes

Ansible

Linux

Salt

YAML

Python

Bash

Ruby

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in a field applicable to the position

Job description

RISA is seeking an Infrastructure Automation Engineer to design, build, and operate a mission-critical Kubernetes and automation stack in St. Louis, MO on-site.

The role emphasizes Kubernetes, Ansible, Salt, and Linux with an active TS/SCI clearance. You will lead automation across the server lifecycle, onboard development teams, maintain CI/CD, and interact with customers from planning through maintenance.