Senior Cloud-Native Infrastructure Engineer

Nightwing; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain the backbone of our advanced systems infrastructure in Maryland. You will own planning, configuring, and sustaining scalable, secure operations in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include deploying containerized environments with Kubernetes, Rancher, Proxmox; implementing virtualization with Citrix; and building automation with Python, Terraform, and Ansible to support DevSecOps.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in STEM or equivalent hands-on infra experience.
• 5+ years in infrastructure engineering or related roles.
• Proven Kubernetes cluster design and maintenance experience.
• Strong Linux and networking knowledge with performance optimization.
• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, and version control (Git).
• Familiarity with Citrix virtualization environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and maintain containerized environments using Kubernetes, Proxmox, and Rancher.
• Design and implement scalable virtualization solutions using Citrix clients, enabling multi-user environments.
• Manage logging, monitoring, and observability systems (ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana) for real-time performance optimization.
• Plan and configure network software stacks that integrate microservices and distributed systems.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python, Bash, or Terraform.
• Optimize infrastructure performance to support heavy workloads and minimize downtime.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate infrastructure solutions into agile deployment pipelines.
• Ensure compliance with robust security policies and DevSecOps workflows (Git, Ansible, CI/CD).
• Provide technical guidance for scalability, capacity planning, and risk mitigation in virtualized environments.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Python

Bash

Terraform

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Proxmox

Rancher

Citrix

ELK Stack

Prometheus

Grafana

Ansible

Git

Job description

Nightwing is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain the backbone of our advanced systems infrastructure in Maryland. You will own planning, configuring, and sustaining scalable, secure operations in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include deploying containerized environments with Kubernetes, Rancher, Proxmox; implementing virtualization with Citrix; and building automation with Python, Terraform, and Ansible to support DevSecOps.