Senior Cloud-Native Systems & Network Engineer (Kubernetes)

Nightwing Technologies, LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k plan

Job summary

Nightwing Technologies, LLC is seeking a Senior System/Network Engineer to lead infrastructure design, deployment, and optimization. You will drive Kubernetes-based implementations, multi-cloud architecture, and secure networking for DoD RMF-compliant environments. This role requires TS/SCI with CI poly and U.S.

citizenship. The position focuses on high-availability, scalable systems, cloud-native designs, and collaboration with development teams to achieve peak performance and security across

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of system/network engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (or equivalent substitution).
• Expert knowledge of Kubernetes and container technologies.
• Deep understanding of network protocols, routing, and security.
• Experience designing multi-cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of Linux system administration.
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd).
• Understanding of DoD security requirements and RMF.
• U.S. citizenship required and TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Kubernetes-based infrastructure.
• Lead network architecture and security implementations.
• Optimize system performance and resource utilization.
• Implement advanced monitoring and observability solutions.
• Design disaster recovery and high availability solutions.
• Lead Infrastructure as Code implementations.
• Troubleshoot complex system and network issues.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Support security assessments and RMF activities.
• Lead infrastructure-related technical discussions.

Skills

Kubernetes

Container technologies

Network security

Multi-cloud infrastructure

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ans

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Istio

Linkerd

Job description

Nightwing Technologies, LLC is seeking a Senior System/Network Engineer to lead infrastructure design, deployment, and optimization. You will drive Kubernetes-based implementations, multi-cloud architecture, and secure networking for DoD RMF-compliant environments. This role requires TS/SCI with CI poly and U.S.

citizenship. The position focuses on high-availability, scalable systems, cloud-native designs, and collaboration with development teams to achieve peak performance and security across