Senior Kubernetes & Cloud Infra Architect

Nightwing; Capitol Heights (MD); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k

PTO

Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a Senior System/Network Engineer for NCR or San Antonio, TX. The role leads design and deployment of Kubernetes-based infrastructure, cloud-native architectures, and secure, scalable systems. Strong emphasis on IaC and RMF compliance, with a TS/SCI clearance required.

You will collaborate with development teams to optimize performance, implement monitoring, and drive disaster recovery and high availability. US citizenship is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical 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.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.
• Must be U.S. citizen.

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 protocols

Multi-cloud infra

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Ansible

Linux admin

Service mesh

RMF

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Istio

Linkerd

Job description

Nightwing seeks a Senior System/Network Engineer for NCR or San Antonio, TX. The role leads design and deployment of Kubernetes-based infrastructure, cloud-native architectures, and secure, scalable systems. Strong emphasis on IaC and RMF compliance, with a TS/SCI clearance required.

You will collaborate with development teams to optimize performance, implement monitoring, and drive disaster recovery and high availability. US citizenship is mandatory.