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Infrastructure Engineer with Security Clearance

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ns2 missionHerndon (VA)

SENIORITY

Lead

SALARY

$131,644 - $190,789 per year

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About the role

Help build the infrastructure behind high-volume, mission-critical data operations. Join NS2 Mission as an Infrastructure Engineer in Herndon, VA, where you'll design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud environments that support distributed applications and data-intensive workloads. Working closely with software, platform, and DevOps teams, you'll use Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and modern observability tools to build resilient infrastructure, automate deployments, and improve system reliability. You'll also play an important role in ensuring services can communicate efficiently and remain highly available through thoughtful networking, messaging, monitoring, and operational practices.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Design, deploy, and maintain scalable and resilient infrastructure supporting high-volume data and application workloads
  • Manage containerized environments using Kubernetes, including deployment, configuration, scaling, and operational support
  • Build and optimize AWS infrastructure utilizing services such as EKS, EC2, and S3Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices
  • Develop and maintain reliable routing and DNS solutions to support distributed applications and high availability
  • Configure and support messaging and event-streaming platforms such as RabbitMQ and Kafka
  • Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability capabilities using tools such as Grafana to improve system visibility and operational awareness
  • Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and continuous operational improvements
  • Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, and application issues and drive issues through resolution
  • Apply cloud security and infrastructure best practices to improve system reliability, scalability, and performance
  • Contribute to incident response, root cause analysis, and ongoing platform optimization
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
  • Professional experience supporting infrastructure engineering, cloud engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps initiatives
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production or enterprise environments
  • Strong working knowledge of AWS, including services such as EKS, EC2, and S3Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or comparable tools
  • Understanding of routing, DNS, and networking concepts within distributed environments
  • Experience supporting messaging or streaming platforms such as RabbitMQ and/or Kafka
  • Familiarity with monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability practices
  • Understanding of modern DevOps methodologies and automated deployment practices
  • Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills with the ability to resolve complex infrastructure and operational issues
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience Designing And Supporting Scalable Applications And Infrastructure On Kubernetes
  • Background Supporting Environments With High-volume Data Processing Or Alerting Workloads
  • Experience With Grafana Or Similar Monitoring And Visualization Platforms
  • Familiarity With Cloud Security Best Practices And Secure Infrastructure Design
  • Experience Supporting CI/CD Pipelines And Automated Software Delivery
  • Experience Working In Large-scale, Complex, And Fast-paced Technical Environments
  • Familiarity With Containerization, Service-to-service Communication, And Distributed Application Architectures
  • Position Clearance RequirementTS/SCI FSPSalary And Benefits Information
The salary range for this position is $131,644.00 to $190,789.00. The proposed range is intended as a general guideline. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience, location, and contractual considerations and may fall outside of the stated range. We offer a great benefits package designed to support you and your family. View our benefits information here: https://sapns2.com/ns2-mission-careers/Please be aware, many of our positions require the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S security clearance which requires U.S citizenship We win with inclusionNS2 Mission's culture of inclusion, focus on health and wellbeing, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can run at their best. At NS2 Mission, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world. NS2 Mission is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with NS2 Mission and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: .Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

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