Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud & IaaS/PaaS (FedRAMP)

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

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.