Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

AIS (Applied Information Sciences); Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Continuous learning opportunities

Employee ownership benefits

Job summary

AIS (Applied Information Sciences) is looking for a talented Infrastructure Architect to design and implement innovative cloud solutions in Reston, VA. This mission-driven role involves architecting high-performance systems and optimizing data pipelines to support enterprise-level clients.

The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree in Computer Science and significant experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. At AIS, we value employee ownership and continuous learning, offering competitive salaries ranging from $140,000 to $155,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field.
• Two years of experience as a software engineer or related role.
• Experience with Terraform for Kubernetes and cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable and secure systems.
• Develop and optimize data pipelines.
• Support complex enterprise solutions for global brands.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure design

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud IAM

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure DevOps

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Job description

Why AIS?

When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee‑owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

• Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements.
• Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.
• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued.
• Mission‑Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

What are we looking for?

At AIS, we’re looking for more than just skills - we’re looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.

Position: Infrastructure Architect

We are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as an Infrastructure Architect.

• Core Knowledge & Skills: Architect scalable, resilient solutions; author roadmaps and blueprints; integrate diverse components; advance automation (PowerShell/Python/Ansible) and governance/policy.
• Work & Complexity: Lead architectural initiatives, establish performance benchmarks, integrate systems at scale, research emerging tech, and mitigate enterprise risk.
• Quality & Independence: Ensure integrity, scalability, and cost/performance optimization; produce comprehensive design artifacts; set and enforce standards with broad autonomy.
• Teamwork & Communication: Lead architectural teams, build strategic partnerships, institutionalize knowledge management, and communicate designs and executive‑ready reports.
• Consulting & Engagement: Deliver architectural consulting aligned to business strategy, propose enterprise technologies, nurture vendor alliances, and seed new project opportunities.

As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Sr. Infrastructure Engineer.

This position is based out of our Reston, VA office but is eligible to work remotely within the United States.

Project Summary

Utilize cloud, data, and infrastructure technologies to design, implement, and support complex enterprise solutions for global brands and federal agencies.

Key Responsibilities

Architect scalable and secure systems, develop and optimize data pipelines and stream applications to ensure high performance, reliability and data integrity.

Qualifications

Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field and two (2) years of experience as a software engineer or related. Must have experience with designing/deploying Cloud infrastructure using reusable Terraform modules to provision Kubernetes clusters, networking components, storage accounts, RBAC roles, and other Cloud services through Terraform Cloud for governance and automation; onboarding applications into Kubernetes with Helm and GitOps (FluxCD), implementing Cloud IAM for secure pod-to-service authentication, and building CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for both infrastructure and application deployments; performing Cloud networking design, including VNets, private endpoints, DNS, Application Gateway, Front Door, and API management (APIM); and deploying/maintaining multi‑region workloads, testing failover, and disaster recovery processes, and automating governance through Terraform Cloud and Azure DevOps.

Compensation

At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $140,000-$155,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.