Senior Systems & Network Engineer — TS/SCI, Kubernetes & Cloud

Nightwing; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401k Plan

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Additional Insurances

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking a Senior System/Network Engineer to lead design, deployment, and optimization of a unified infrastructure. You will provide technical leadership across multi-cloud environments, implement cloud-native architectures, and drive high availability, security, and performance.

Requirements include 10+ years in system/network engineering, Kubernetes expertise, DoD RMF knowledge, and TS/SCI with CI Polygraph clearance. Location is NCR or San Antonio; US citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of system/network engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in 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

Linux administration

Networking knowledge

Cloud multi-cloud design

Infrastructure as Code

RMF / DoD security

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Istio

Linkerd

Job description

Nightwing is seeking a Senior System/Network Engineer to lead design, deployment, and optimization of a unified infrastructure. You will provide technical leadership across multi-cloud environments, implement cloud-native architectures, and drive high availability, security, and performance.

Requirements include 10+ years in system/network engineering, Kubernetes expertise, DoD RMF knowledge, and TS/SCI with CI Polygraph clearance. Location is NCR or San Antonio; US citizenship is required.