Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions; Palo Alto (CA); Remote; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a National Defense Contract with a 100% remote role. You will maintain secure infrastructure, modernize systems, and lead migrations, ensuring compliance with DOD standards while collaborating with cybersecurity teams.

Benefits

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

401k Plan

Paid Time Off

Sick Leave

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience or 10+ years with a Master's Degree.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and ELK stack.
• Active Secret Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain secure enterprise network infrastructure ensuring reliability & compliance.
• Lead migration from legacy environments to modernized systems.
• Implement network performance optimization strategies.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Network Management

Virtualization

Red Hat

ELK Stack

Cloud Infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

VMware

KVM

Palo Alto Panorama

Cisco DNA

Junos Space

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutionsis seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineerto join a National Defense Contract through100% remote presence. TheSenior Infrastructure Engineerwill support a global network by maintaining secure infrastructure, modernizing, monitoring systems, and leading migration from legacy environments to containerized & virtualized platforms.

Responsibilities of theSenior Infrastructure Engineerinclude:

• Operate & maintain secure enterprise network infrastructure - ensuring reliability & compliance
• Lead legacy environment discovery & migration, assessing routing, configurations, and WAN requirements
• Design & modernize network monitoring dashboards & data ingestion pipelines
• Support & enhance virtualized & containerized environments using tools like Kubernetes, VMware & KVM
• Implement & maintain network performance optimization strategies using monitoring tools & analytics
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to integrate monitoring data into SIEM platforms & meet DOD compliance standards
• Document technical designs, diagrams, and workflows using wiki platforms & diagramming tools
• Troubleshoot & resolve complex infrastructure issues, occasionally working non-standard shifts to meet migration goals

Qualifications of the Senior Infrastructure Engineer include:

• 12+ years of experience & a Bachelor's Degree
• 10+ years of experience & a Master's Degree
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes & container infrastructure for running network monitoring & management applications
• Proficient with the ELK stack (Elastic, Logstash, Kibana) for data ingestion, processing, and visualization
• Strong working knowledge of Linux & Red Hat (esp: Red Hat Satellite)
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware, KVM & VSAN
• Familiar with enterprise network management tools like Palo Alto Panorama, Cisco Prime, Cisco DNA, or Junos Space
• Demonstrated ability to harden network infrastructure using DOD STIGs & integrate monitoring data into SIEM platforms
• IAT Level II (Security +)
• Active Secret Clearance

Compensation for the Senior Infrastcture Engineer includes:

• Salary Range:$130,000-140,000**depending on experience**
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k Plan, Holidays, PTO, sick leave as required by law

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