Senior Kubernetes & Infra Platform Engineer (TS/SCI)

Nightwing; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision and dental insurance

401k plan

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a Senior System/Network Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize Kubernetes-based infrastructure and cloud-native architectures. You will work with development teams to ensure scalable, secure systems and lead IaC initiatives using Terraform and Ansible.

The role requires 10+ years of system/network engineering, TS/SCI with CI Poly, DoD RMF knowledge, and a Bachelor's in a technical field. Must be a U.S. citizen; San Antonio, TX or NCR location options.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of system/network engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent.
• Expert Kubernetes and container technologies proficiency.
• Deep knowledge of networks, routing and security.
• Experience designing multi-cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Strong Linux system administration skills.
• Experience with Istio/Linkerd service mesh.
• Understanding of DoD RMF security requirements.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph; U.S. citizenship.

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

Multi-cloud

Linux admin

Service mesh

RMF knowledge

TS/SCI clearance

U.S. citizen

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Nightwing seeks a Senior System/Network Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize Kubernetes-based infrastructure and cloud-native architectures. You will work with development teams to ensure scalable, secure systems and lead IaC initiatives using Terraform and Ansible.

The role requires 10+ years of system/network engineering, TS/SCI with CI Poly, DoD RMF knowledge, and a Bachelor's in a technical field. Must be a U.S. citizen; San Antonio, TX or NCR location options.