Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Empower; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 106,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower AI is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise infrastructure for the Department of State. You will manage hybrid VPC and global IT infrastructure, ensure security and performance, and lead modernization initiatives across on-prem and cloud environments.

The role requires extensive experience with Windows, UNIX/Linux, containers (Docker), and IaC, plus a DoS FedRAMP-compliant framework and DoS security templating. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience.
• AWS/Azure Solutions Architect; VCP certification.
• Secret Security Clearance.
• COMP TIA Sec+; ITIL4 Foundation Certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and implementation services for core hosting environments (including cloud) supporting all customer systems domestically and internationally.
• Design and implement physical and virtual hosting environments (IaaS/PaaS and cloud) with DoS security and data sovereignty requirements.
• Execute infrastructure modernization by centralizing resources and moving to cloud-oriented environments.
• Utilize Docker and automated deployment strategies to improve scalability and portability.
• Design automated provisioning (Infrastructure as Code) to minimize downtime.
• Audit assets to detect configuration drift and ensure baseline integrity and FedRAMP alignment.
• Provide end-to-end engineering support for Windows, UNIX/Linux, and virtual platforms.
• Coordinate with SaaS vendors and stakeholders for data integration and lifecycle management of cloud-agnostic solutions.
• Support converged/hyperconverged hardware deployments where feasible.

Education

Bachelor's in IT or related field

Secret Security Clearance

Tools

AWS Solutions Architect

Azure Solutions Architect

VCP certification

COMP TIA Sec+

ITIL4 Foundation Certification

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Job ID: 2026-9232

Job Location(s): US-DC

Category: IT: Developer / Programmer

Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

Overview

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai.

Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company's commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees.

Responsibilities

We have an exciting opportunity at the Department of State! The Senior Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for the development and maintenance of the enterprise infrastructure supporting the hybrid VPC and global IT infrastructure for the customer.

Responsiblities:

• You will provide comprehensive engineering and implementation services for core physical and virtual hosting environments (including cloud) supporting all customer systems, both domestically and internationally.
• These services cover the full life cycle of infrastructure design, deployment, management, and modernization, ensuring alignment with customer security, operational, and performance requirements.
• You will be involved with the design and implement physical and virtual hosting environments (including Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)/Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and cloud) that support all customer IT systems, ensuring full compliance with DoS data sovereignty, security requirements, and physical/information security standards.
• You will execute infrastructure modernization by transitioning decentralized resources to centralized or cloud-oriented environments.
• Utilize containerization (e.g., Docker) and automated deployment strategies to improve scalability, system portability, and operational efficiency.
• The Senior Infrastructure Engineer will design automated, rapid provisioning (Infrastructure as Code) to minimize manual intervention and capacity-related downtime.
• You will audit managed assets to detect and remediate configuration drift, ensuring strict adherence to baseline integrity and DoS security templates.
• You will provide end-to-end engineering support for Windows, UNIX/Linux, and virtual platforms, ensuring ongoing availability, performance, and capacity.
• You will also continuously review and recommend new equipment, hardware/software, and cloud services for Government approval throughout the period of performance.
• You will ensure all hosting environments (on-premises and cloud) strictly conform to Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) standards and customer security requirements.
• This position will maintain system integrity through rigorous lockdown protocols, regular security audits, and compliance validation.
• You will also coordinate with SaaS vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless user experience, data integration, and life cycle management of cloud-agnostic solutions.
• Support the adoption of converged/hyperconverged hardware deployments where feasible to optimize performance and reduce footprint.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 10+ years
• Bachelor's in IT or related field
• AWS/Azure Solutions Architect; VCP certification
• Secret Security Clearance

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• COMP TIA Sec +; ITIL4 Foundation Certification(s)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:

• Sitting for long periods
• Standing for long periods
• Ambulate throughout an office
• Ambulate between several buildings
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required
• Repeatedly lift and carry weight up to 40 pounds
• Travel by land or air transportation 25 % .

About Empower AI

All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm's overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary based on various factors including but not limited to work location, skills, experience, gov con contractual requirements, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Empower AI's total compensation package for employees.

Pay Band Min

USD $105,660.00/Yr.

Pay Band Max

USD $163,530.00/Yr.