Infrastructure Engineer TS/SCI (FSP)

Systech Federal; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Systech Federal is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to architect and maintain scalable, resilient systems supporting high-volume data alerting in a fast-paced environment. You will apply Kubernetes expertise to orchestrate containerized workloads and optimize AWS infrastructure using EKS, EC2, and S3, while implementing infrastructure as code with Terraform.

Success hinges on hands-on experience with RabbitMQ and Kafka, monitoring with Grafana, and strong logging/alerting practices.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Kubernetes experience for container orchestration and scalable workloads.
• AWS experience with EKS, EC2 and S3 for cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with RabbitMQ and Kafka for high-volume data streams.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain scalable, resilient systems for high-volume data alerting.
• Implement infrastructure as code with Terraform to automate provisioning and config.
• Design routing and DNS solutions for high availability across distributed systems.
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline CI/CD and improve operational efficiency.

Skills

Kubernetes

RabbitMQ

Kafka

DevOps

EKS

AWS

EC2

S3

Terraform

Routing

DNS

Grafana

Logging

Alerting

Job description

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.

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.

This role requires an active TS/SCI FSP to start

Requirements

Desired Skills

• Kubernetes
• RabbitMQ
• Kafka
• DevOps
• EKS
• AWS
• EC2
• S3
• Terraform
• Routing
• DNS
• Grafana
• Logging
• Alerting

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience with scalable applications on Kubernetes
• Experience handling high volume data alerts
• Experience working on large projects in complex, fast-paced environments