Principal Infrastructure Solutions Architect

Description

The company serves the US federal government, helping agencies in defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health work better and deliver for their missions.

The company is a technology firm with a collaborative culture where people are supported to learn, grow, and build skills through hands-on work, certifications, and industry training.

The team is building and automating cloud infrastructure in a DevSecOps environment, with a focus on secure, scalable, and highly available platforms.

This is a senior role where you will be an expert in cloud and DevSecOps, giving development teams a secure, scalable, self-service cloud platform built on Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure environments, mainly on AWS, following frameworks such as the Well-Architected framework.
• Set up and run core AWS services, including networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Route53), compute (EC2, Lambda), storage (S3, EBS), and databases (RDS).
• Design immutable infrastructure.
• Build and run containerized workloads on Kubernetes, covering cluster management, scaling, and security.
• Manage AWS IAM roles, policies, and permissions, applying least privilege.
• Lead Infrastructure as Code adoption with Terraform, automating cloud resource provisioning and management.
• Build and refine CI/CD pipelines for fast, reliable software delivery, with security practices built into the platform and pipelines.
• Write automation scripts and tooling in Python, Go, or Bash to streamline operations and remove manual work, with a strong emphasis on APIs.
• Advise development teams as the subject matter expert so they get the most from the platform.
• Work with stakeholders to assess new cloud-native technologies and recommend those that improve efficiency and capability.
• Promote core practices such as Git workflows and effective use of AI tools to speed up development and problem-solving.
• Break large projects into manageable tasks for junior staff.

Requirements

• Hold and maintain DoD 8570/8140 certifications.
• Have 8 years of experience in the areas below, plus a Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• Advanced skill with Infrastructure as Code, especially Terraform or similar languages, including advanced techniques such as targeted applies and imports.
• Hands-on depth with Kubernetes and Docker for container orchestration.
• Thorough knowledge of AWS IAM roles, policies, and security best practices.
• Proven record of designing, building, and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines, such as GitLab CI or AWS CodePipeline.
• Working knowledge of cloud networking, Linux or Unix administration, and security principles.
• Proficiency with Git and modern GitOps workflows.
• Preferred: experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible.
• Preferred: familiarity with other public clouds, such as Azure or GCP.
• Preferred: proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Preferred: understanding of authentication mechanisms such as OIDC, OAuth2, LDAP, and SAML.
• Preferred: experience contributing to open-source projects.
• Preferred: one or more of the following certifications: AWS Solutions Architect - Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate or Professional, Security+.

Conditions

This is a hybrid role with 60% of time onsite.

You can start with an active Secret clearance and must be willing to obtain TS/SCI.

The base pay range is $120,400 - $295,700 USD in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, as required by local law; pay varies by location, role, skill set, and experience.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis with no fixed deadline.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes people from all backgrounds.

Benefits

• A wide variety of benefits is offered, with more details available from the company.