Remote Infrastructure Engineer – Federal IT & Cloud

Barrow Wise Consulting; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to support a DHS project and assess federal IT environments across data centers, networks, cloud, and end-user services.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of federal or defense IT experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and familiarity with IT governance frameworks such as NIST, FISMA, and ITIL. Remote collaboration with onsite meetings in the DC area are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5+ years of experience supporting federal agencies or defense organizations.
• Experience in data center, cloud modernization, and IT operations.
• Experience in cloud modernization, cybersecurity, or data platform assessments.
• DevSecOps or application delivery evaluation experience.
• Service management / ITSM process reviews.
• Dashboard reporting, analytics, or data governance experience.
• Background in IT audit, IT operations assessment, or federal consulting.
• Familiarity with FITARA, OMB A-11/A-130, FISMA, TIC 3.0, FedRAMP, Section 508, and Zero Trust.
• Working knowledge of NIST, ITIL, PMI, and GAO best practices.
• Experience reviewing IT operations, infrastructure, application delivery, help desk services, reporting, or PPM functions.
• Strong analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to synthesize findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess reliability, resilience, and health of federal IT environments.
• Review data centers, networks, cloud environments, end-user computing, monitoring, and resilience.
• Develop findings, recommendations, and a prioritized roadmap for improvement.
• Prepare executive briefings, working session materials, and final audit reports.
• Collaborate with client teams onsite or remotely as needed, including coordination with federal stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Presentation skills

Synthesize findings

Organization

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ITSM tools

PPM tools

Monitoring tools

Job description

Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to support a DHS project and assess federal IT environments across data centers, networks, cloud, and end-user services.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of federal or defense IT experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and familiarity with IT governance frameworks such as NIST, FISMA, and ITIL. Remote collaboration with onsite meetings in the DC area are expected.