Infrastructure Lead

Intelligence Security Laboratories; Washington; On-site; USD 205,000 - 375,000; Full time

Job summary

Intelligence Security Laboratories is a fast-growing non-profit operating at the intersection of AI and security. We’re seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, secure, and maintain the IT and network infrastructure our organization runs on—from custom LAN and VPN configurations to containerized services and hardened workstations.

You’ll make foundational architecture decisions early and own them as we scale.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of Linux systems administration experience.
• At least 2 years leading an infrastructure team.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Deep understanding of computer networking concepts.
• Hands-on experience with containerization/virtualization platforms.
• Understanding of the Linux operating system and administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team to deliver and maintain the organization’s core infrastructure.
• Hire, mentor, and develop infrastructure engineers as the team grows.
• Plan, design, and deploy complex networks including LANs and VPNs.
• Deploy and monitor containerized services for employees and associates.
• Build custom OS images and workstation configurations with strong security and efficient workflows.
• Ensure high availability via backups and recovery procedures.
• Generate and maintain robust, accurate documentation of all systems and configurations.
• Ensure connectivity and availability support for all users.
• Collaborate with developers and other teams to support a secure, efficient workflow.
• Collaborate with external stakeholders to provide services to partners.

Skills

Linux administration

Team leadership

Networking fundamentals

Containerization

Linux operating system

Linux system administration

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Docker

Podman

Libvirt

Proxmox

Job description

Description

Intelligence Security Laboratories is a new and fast-growing non-profit working at the intersection of AI and security. We’re a small, ambitious team scaling quickly, and we’re looking for an infrastructure engineer to build on the foundation that supports our growth. In this role, you’ll design, deploy, secure, and maintain the IT and network infrastructure our organization runs on—from custom LAN and VPN configurations to containerized services to hardened, secure workstations. Because we’re building largely from scratch in a security-sensitive environment, you’ll make foundational architecture decisions early and own them as we scale. We’re looking for someone with strong experience across computer networks, operating systems, and cybersecurity who’s comfortable with ambiguity and motivated to build and maintain robust systems to support our growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of infrastructure engineers to deliver and maintain the organization’s core infrastructure.

• Hire, mentor, and develop infrastructure engineers as the team grows.

• Plan, design, and deploy complex networks including custom LAN and VPN configurations.

• Deploy and monitor various services to be used by employees and associates. (requires intimate knowledge of containerization)

• Build custom operating system images and workstation configurations within the network to ensure practical security while maintaining efficient workflows.

• Ensure high availability by maintaining backup systems and recovery procedures.

• Generate and maintain robust, accurate documentation of all systems and configurations.

• Ensure support for connectivity and availability problems.

• Collaborate with developers, infrastructure engineers, and other non-technical team members to support a high efficiency, secure workflow.

• Collaborate with external stakeholders to provide services to partners

Qualifications

Required skills

• At least 8 years of personal or professional Linux systems administration experience

• At least 2 years of experience leading an infrastructure team.

• A relevant bachelors degree

• Deep understanding of computer network concepts:

• Hands-on experience with containerization/virtualization platforms

• Understanding of the Linux operating system:

• Linux system administration experience

Nice-to-have experience

• Experience hiring or interviewing engineers

• Incident response or on-call ownership

• CI/CD Infrastructure experience

• LXC, Docker, Podman

• Libvirt, Proxmox (or any virtualization platform)

• Administering small, custom, or airgapped networks

• Homelab experience

• Cybersecurity competitions (CCDC, CPTC, CyberForce, CTF, etc…)

• Experience in custom or highly-regulated IT environments, such as HIPAA, FERPA, FedRAMP, IL6, or JWICS

• Current or past U.S. government security clearance

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $205k-$375k/annum (including a $25k DC living incentive) set according to title and role family.

• In addition to salary:

Equal opportunities:

ISL is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Accommodations:

If you need an accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to provide one.

Questions

If you have any additional questions about this position or would like to get in touch with us please reach out to [e-mail].