Platform Infrastructure Engineer: Cloud-Native Automation & Scale

Ncyber; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 116,587 - 154,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match of 6%

Highly subsidized Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

Flexible Time Off

Short and long-term disability coverage

Job summary

NCYBER is looking for a Platform Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, automate, and maintain critical software infrastructure for the National Security Community. This role involves engineering compute, virtualization, and automation platforms, with close collaboration with software, network, and security engineers.

The ideal candidate will have strong Linux administration skills, cloud experience, and a passion for building platforms. Attractive benefits including a 401(k) match and comprehensive health insurance are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing or operating Linux infrastructure.
• Strong Linux administration experience (Ubuntu/Debian preferred).
• Experience operating virtualized or private cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Linux‑based infrastructure platforms.
• Engineer and operate private cloud environments built on OpenStack.
• Build repeatable infrastructure using Infrastructure‑as‑Code.

Skills

Linux administration

Infrastructure automation

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Containerization (Docker)

Cloud environments experience

Tools

Ansible

OpenStack

Terraform

Job description

NCYBER is looking for a Platform Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, automate, and maintain critical software infrastructure for the National Security Community. This role involves engineering compute, virtualization, and automation platforms, with close collaboration with software, network, and security engineers.

The ideal candidate will have strong Linux administration skills, cloud experience, and a passion for building platforms. Attractive benefits including a 401(k) match and comprehensive health insurance are offered.