Senior Infrastructure & Program Lead (Hybrid Cloud)

Vets Hired; Adelphi (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Vets Hired seeks a Deputy Program Manager/Chief Infrastructure Engineer to provide senior technical leadership for enterprise IT environments. The role blends program management with hands-on expertise in servers, storage, virtualization, identity services, cybersecurity, and hybrid cloud infrastructure.

You will lead infrastructure architecture reviews, oversee AD/GP/DNS/DHCP, and drive modernization, automation, and monitoring across data center operations.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active DoD Secret Clearance or be able to obtain and maintain one.
• IAT Level II certification or higher under DoD 8570/8140.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical advisor to program management and government leadership.
• Provide technical leadership across Windows and Linux servers, Nutanix, networking, storage, identity management, and hybrid cloud services.
• Lead infrastructure architecture reviews, engineering assessments, and modernization initiatives.
• Oversee Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, PKI, authentication, virtualization, and cloud technologies.
• Provide technical oversight for routing, switching, firewalls, load balancing, and network operations.
• Support infrastructure performance optimization, capacity planning, lifecycle management, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Lead complex troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis across servers, networks, storage, virtualization, and infrastructure services.
• Drive automation, configuration management, monitoring, and operational efficiency.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and develop technical roadmaps.
• Ensure compliance with RMF, Continuous ATO, STIG, vulnerability management, and security‑hardening requirements.
• Mentor systems administrators, network engineers, infrastructure engineers, and technical support personnel.
• Support workforce planning, technical resource allocation, risk management, and program execution.
• Lead technical working groups, architecture reviews, and change‑management processes.
• Communicate technical risks, recommendations, priorities, and strategic initiatives to government stakeholders and program leadership.

Skills

DoD Clearance

IAT Level II

Windows & Linux

Active Directory

Networking

Nutanix

Datacenter operations

Hybrid cloud

Automation

RMF & STIG

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Job description

Vets Hired seeks a Deputy Program Manager/Chief Infrastructure Engineer to provide senior technical leadership for enterprise IT environments. The role blends program management with hands-on expertise in servers, storage, virtualization, identity services, cybersecurity, and hybrid cloud infrastructure.

You will lead infrastructure architecture reviews, oversee AD/GP/DNS/DHCP, and drive modernization, automation, and monitoring across data center operations.