Infrastructure Engineer

VTG Defense; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG Defense is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable infrastructure in AWS with a focus on Kubernetes, Terraform, and observability. The role emphasizes high-volume data processing, monitoring, and automation within a secure environment.

The ideal candidate will have TS/SCI with Polygraph eligibility, hands-on Kubernetes experience, and strong IaC skills to optimize CI/CD and cloud security across distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience with AWS EKS and containerized environments.
• Experience developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Experience with RabbitMQ and Kafka.
• Understanding of DevOps practices and routing/DNS.
• Experience with Grafana and monitoring/observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable infrastructure for high-volume applications and data workloads.
• Deploy and troubleshoot containerized workloads using Kubernetes.
• Design cloud infrastructure with AWS services (EC2, S3).
• Develop IaC using Terraform to automate provisioning.
• Configure routing and DNS for highly available systems.
• Support messaging platforms like RabbitMQ and Kafka.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Collaborate with teams to streamline CI/CD and deployments.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS

AWS EKS

Terraform

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Grafana

CI/CD

DevOps

DNS

Routing

Monitoring

Networking

IaC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or related field

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable and resilient infrastructure supporting high-volume data and alerting environments. This position will focus heavily on AWS cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Terraform, messaging technologies, networking, monitoring, and automation.

What will you do?

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable, resilient infrastructure supporting high-volume applications and data workloads.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized workloads using Kubernetes.
• Build and maintain Kubernetes environments utilizing AWS EKS.
• Design, configure, and optimize cloud infrastructure using AWS services including EC2 and S3.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration.
• Design and support routing and DNS solutions for highly available distributed systems.
• Deploy, configure, and support messaging technologies including RabbitMQ and Kafka.
• Support systems processing high-volume data streams and alerts.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting capabilities.
• Utilize Grafana and related observability tools to monitor system health and performance.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, application, networking, and cloud-related issues.
• Apply DevOps methodologies to improve infrastructure automation and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with development and engineering teams to streamline CI/CD and application deployment processes.
• Implement infrastructure automation and cloud security best practices.
• Support large-scale projects operating within complex, fast-paced environments.

Do you have what it takes?

• Active TS/SCI W/ Polygraph required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience with AWS EKS and containerized application environments.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, including EC2 and S3.
• Experience developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Experience with messaging platforms such as RabbitMQ and Kafka.
• Understanding of DevOps methodologies and practices.
• Experience with routing and DNS.
• Experience with Grafana or similar monitoring/observability technologies.
• Experience implementing and maintaining logging and alerting solutions.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud, infrastructure, networking, and distributed systems.