Junior Infrastructure Engineer: Cloud, Automation & IT Ops

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

TechSurSolutions, based in the DC area, is seeking a Junior Infrastructure Engineer to support mission-critical federal infrastructure for a USCIS program. The role focuses on cloud/on-prem infrastructure, automation, and operations across Linux/Windows environments with DevOps practices.

The ideal candidate has foundational cloud knowledge, scripting ability, and a desire to grow in a federally compliant tech environment, with opportunities to collaborate across security and development teams.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of relevant experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Systems Administration, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or related field.
• Foundational knowledge of AWS and/or Azure cloud services.
• Basic administration knowledge of Linux and/or Windows Server environments.
• Understanding of networking concepts: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS, VPN, Firewalls, Load balancers, Subnets and routing.
• Familiarity with scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash).
• Basic knowledge of Git/version control and CI/CD concepts.
• Basic Infrastructure as Code knowledge (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
• Understanding of monitoring, logging, alerting, and troubleshooting concepts.
• IAM basics and security practices.
• Strong troubleshooting, written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation, configuration, administration, and maintenance of cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Support Linux and/or Windows servers, VMs, storage, networks, and related services.
• Assist with provisioning, upgrades, patches, and maintenance of infrastructure environments.
• Monitor availability, performance, capacity, and health using enterprise tools.
• Troubleshoot server, OS, network, and connectivity issues.
• Support cloud services in AWS and/or Azure.
• Assist with IaC and automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps with teams.
• Work with containers (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift) where applicable.
• Assist with IAM, access control, and vulnerability management.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and runbooks.

Skills

AWS/Azure basics

Linux/Windows

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

Networking basics

CI/CD concepts

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation/Ansible)

Git/version control

Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift

Security fundamentals

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/IS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Job description

TechSurSolutions, based in the DC area, is seeking a Junior Infrastructure Engineer to support mission-critical federal infrastructure for a USCIS program. The role focuses on cloud/on-prem infrastructure, automation, and operations across Linux/Windows environments with DevOps practices.

The ideal candidate has foundational cloud knowledge, scripting ability, and a desire to grow in a federally compliant tech environment, with opportunities to collaborate across security and development teams.