Lead Infra Software Engineer - Kubernetes & AI Ops

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT); Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Competitive PTO

9/80 optional schedule

401(k) with matching

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) seeks a Lead Infrastructure Software Engineer in Arlington, VA to lead a team of Platform and Deployment Engineers. You will develop Infrastructure as Code for automated deployment of a Kubernetes-based enterprise product and advance AI-assisted deployment automation.

You will work in the Warfare Systems Business Area, enabling Navy tactical capabilities and maintaining secure, on-site deployment across multi-site environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in IT/CS/Engineering/Math or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of professional software development/deployment in rigorous environments.
• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Kubernetes management like Helm/ArgoCD.
• VMware/KVM/EC2 virtualization and networking basics.
• Automation scripting with Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Salt.
• Strong Linux and Bash/Shell skills.

Responsibilities

• Scope and define requirements for IaC-based deployment.
• Lead a team to develop, deploy, and maintain multi-site Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Debug deployment/configuration issues and improve automation workflows.
• Mentor engineers and champion AI-assisted automation.
• Develop interfaces across networks and messaging frameworks; integrate components.
• Participate in design reviews and ensure secure coding practices.
• Travel up to 10% as needed for on-site work.

Skills

Leadership

Linux

Bash/Shell

Automation scripting

Agile workflow

Documentation

Travel up to 10%

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in IT/CS/CE/Engineering/Math

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

ArgoCD

VMware/KVM/EC2

Ansible

Terraform

Puppet/Salt

Git/Jenkins/Artifactory

Job description

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) seeks a Lead Infrastructure Software Engineer in Arlington, VA to lead a team of Platform and Deployment Engineers. You will develop Infrastructure as Code for automated deployment of a Kubernetes-based enterprise product and advance AI-assisted deployment automation.

You will work in the Warfare Systems Business Area, enabling Navy tactical capabilities and maintaining secure, on-site deployment across multi-site environments.