Senior Research Computing Infrastructure Engineer

BioSpace; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 124,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. seeks a Research Computing Infrastructure Engineer to lead the SOM virtualization and container platform within the Frederick National Laboratory IT environment.

You will guide design decisions, ensure compliance, and mentor a small team in delivering secure compute infrastructure. The role focuses on virtualization, container orchestration, and storage integration, with duties spanning lifecycle management, security posture, and automation using IaC tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or 4 years of related experience) per CHEA standards.
• Minimum 8 years of related experience with strong Linux systems engineering.
• Hands-on experience operating virtualization platforms in production (KVM/libvirt, VMware/vSphere, OpenStack, Harvester or equivalent).
• Scripting/pro그래mming proficiency (Python, Bash or Go) for automation and operations.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tooling (Ansible, Terraform, Packer or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience standing up and maintaining Kubernetes clusters, including upgrades, RBAC, networking, and storage.
• Experience in federal security/compliance frameworks: SSP, ATO, NIST 800-53/FISMA.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

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 (software-defined storage plus POSIX and object storage such as VAST).
• Build and maintain security and compliance posture: SSP development, ATO support, continuous monitoring, remediation under NIST 800-53/FISMA.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and scaling through infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices (Ansible, Terraform, Packer, GitHub Actions).
• Partner with embedded bioinformatics staff for VM provisioning, container workflows, and job templates.

Skills

Linux systems engineering

Scripting (Python/Bash/Go)

Kubernetes

Virtualization platforms

Automation tools (Ansible/Terraform/P

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 4 years relevant experience

Tools

KVM/libvirt

VMware/vSphere

OpenStack

Harvester

RBAC & multi-tenant access

Job description

Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. seeks a Research Computing Infrastructure Engineer to lead the SOM virtualization and container platform within the Frederick National Laboratory IT environment.

You will guide design decisions, ensure compliance, and mentor a small team in delivering secure compute infrastructure. The role focuses on virtualization, container orchestration, and storage integration, with duties spanning lifecycle management, security posture, and automation using IaC tools.