Senior Research Computing Infrastructure Engineer

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 123,800 - 207,125; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. in Frederick, MD, seeks a Research Computing Infrastructure Engineer to lead design and implementation of the SOM virtualization and container platform, ensuring secure, compliant infrastructure within a federal boundary.

You will evaluate technologies and mentor teammates while supporting research computing programs. Responsibilities include operating the virtualization substrate, managing Kubernetes clusters, overseeing storage integration (POSIX, object

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or four years relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Eight years of related experience with strong Linux systems engineering.
• Hands-on experience operating a virtualization platform in production.
• Proficiency in scripting/programming for automation (Python, Bash, Go).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Packer).
• Hands-on experience standing up Kubernetes clusters with RBAC, networking, and storage.
• Experience within a federal security/compliance framework (NIST 800-53/FISMA).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Comfortable with small-team environments and end-to-end ownership.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate the SOM virtualization and container platform as secure, compliant infrastructure within a federal boundary.
• Operate the virtualization substrate: cluster lifecycle, node management, upgrades, and storage/networking.
• Manage downstream Kubernetes cluster provisioning, RBAC, and multi-tenant access for research groups.
• Own storage integration across the platform (POSIX and object storage such as VAST) for VM and container workloads.
• Build and maintain the security and compliance posture (SSP, ATO, continuous monitoring, NIST 800-53/FISMA).
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and scaling through IaC and CI/CD (Ansible, Terraform, Packer, GitHub Actions).
• Partner with embedded bioinformatics staff who own user-facing provisioning and workflows, providing guardrails.

Skills

Linux systems engineering

Automation scripting

Python/Bash/Go

Kubernetes administration

Infrastructure as code

Security/compliance

Security clearance

End-to-end ownership

Production virtualization

Federated security controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Harvester

Rancher

KubeVirt

Longhorn

VAST

Job description

Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. in Frederick, MD, seeks a Research Computing Infrastructure Engineer to lead design and implementation of the SOM virtualization and container platform, ensuring secure, compliant infrastructure within a federal boundary.

You will evaluate technologies and mentor teammates while supporting research computing programs. Responsibilities include operating the virtualization substrate, managing Kubernetes clusters, overseeing storage integration (POSIX, object