Infrastructure Engineer

Avalore.ai; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Job summary

Avalore.ai in Herndon, VA is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to design scalable, resilient data alerting platforms. You will orchestrate containers with Kubernetes, manage AWS services (EKS, EC2, S3), and implement Terraform to automate provisioning.

The role emphasizes security clearance, incident readiness, CI/CD collaboration, and robust routing/DNS, with travel up to 10%. You'll work with RabbitMQ, Kafka, Grafana, and logging/alerting tools to keep systems reliable.

Qualifications

• Active Security Clearance with appropriate Polygraph.
• Experience with Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, Kafka, DevOps, EKS, AWS, EC2, S3, Terraform, Routing, DNS, Grafana, Logging and Alerting.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain scalable, resilient systems for high-volume data alerting.
• Leverage Kubernetes to orchestrate containerized workloads and manage deployments.
• Optimize AWS infrastructure (EKS, EC2, S3) and implement Terraform for IaC.
• Design robust routing/DNS for availability across distributed systems.
• Work with RabbitMQ/Kafka, Grafana, logging and alerting to ensure reliability.
• Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines and cloud security best practices.

Skills

DevOps

Security Clearance

Cloud Infrastructure

Tools

Kubernetes

RabbitMQ

Kafka

EKS

AWS

EC2

S3

Terraform

Grafana

Job description

As an Infrastructure Engineer in this role, you will be responsible for architecting and maintaining scalable, resilient systems that support high-volume data alerting within a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You will leverage your expertise in Kubernetes to orchestrate containerized workloads, ensuring seamless deployment and management of applications. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include optimizing cloud infrastructure on AWS, utilizing services such as EKS, EC2, and S3, and implementing infrastructure as cod with Terraform to automate provisioning and configuration. You will also be tasked with designing robust routing and DNS solutions to guarantee high availability and performance across distributed systems.

Success in this position will be driven by your hands-on experience with messaging platforms like RabbitMQ and Kafka, which are essential for handling large-scale data streams and ensuring reliable communication between services. You will benefit from familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, as well as logging and alerting frameworks that enable proactive incident response. Exposure to DevOps methodologies will be crucial, as you will collaborate closely with development teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and enhance operational efficiency. Your ability to troubleshoot complex issues and implement best practices in cloud security and automation will set you apart in this challenging and rewarding role.

Requirements

• Active Security Clearance with appropriate Polygraph
• Experience with:
  • Kubernetes
  • RabbitMQ
  • Kafka
  • DevOps
  • EKS
  • AWS
  • EC2
  • S3
  • Terraform
  • Routing
  • DNS
  • Grafana
  • Logging
  • Alerting

Work Environment

• Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone and printers) and /or occasional Loud noise (airfield, large equipment).
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.

Physical Demands

• While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to sit, stand, talk, and hear.
• Employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers to operate a computer.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel

• Up to 10%/ Occasional travel.

Avalore will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants who are unable to utilize our online application system due to a disability. Please send your request to [e-mail].

Avalore is an Equal Opportunity Employer - We not discriminate based on age, race, national or ethnic origin, gender, veterans status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected class. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.

Benefits

• Employer Contributions to Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) with a generous matching program
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Program
• Salary at Avalore is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combinaition of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements