Mission-Critical Infra Engineer: Kubernetes & Virtualization

Nightwing Technologies, LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain our advanced systems infrastructure in a nationwide onsite setting in Maryland.

You will own planning, configuring, and sustaining scalable, secure infrastructure, including Kubernetes, Proxmox, Rancher, and Citrix virtualization, while ensuring high availability and robust security across the stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years hands-on infrastructure engineering experience.
• Proven Kubernetes clusters design and deployment experience.
• Strong virtualization knowledge including Citrix environments.
• Proficient in monitoring/observability tools (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Solid Linux-based systems and network administration skills.
• Automation scripting experience (Python, Bash, Terraform).
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, CI/CD, and Git workflows.
• Ability to lead planning and execution of scalable, virtualized systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and maintain containerized environments using Kubernetes, Proxmox, and Rancher.
• Design and implement scalable virtualization solutions with Citrix for multi-user environments.
• Manage logging, monitoring, and observability with ELK, Prometheus, and Grafana for performance optimization.
• Plan and configure network software stacks for secure, scalable operations.
• Develop automation scripts in Python, Bash, or Terraform for provisioning.
• Optimize infrastructure performance to reduce downtime and boost reliability.
• Collaborate with development and operations to fit infrastructure into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure security with DevSecOps practices and proper Git-based version control.
• Provide guidance on scalability, capacity planning and risk mitigation.

Skills

Containerization

Virtualization

Automation

Linux admin

DevSecOps practices

CI/CD workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Kubernetes

Proxmox

Rancher

Citrix

ELK Stack

Prometheus

Grafana

Git

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD

Job description

Nightwing is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain our advanced systems infrastructure in a nationwide onsite setting in Maryland.

You will own planning, configuring, and sustaining scalable, secure infrastructure, including Kubernetes, Proxmox, Rancher, and Citrix virtualization, while ensuring high availability and robust security across the stack.