Infrastructure Engineer

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Job Title: Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Sterling, VA
Clearance: TS/SCI Poly

**This position is CONTINGENT upon contract award**

The Infrastructure Engineer (IE) collaboratively works closely with the Sponsor, leadership, P&O Teams, and Mission Partners to identify, understand, and anticipate Sponsor and SYSTEM requirements. The IE designs, builds, and maintains IT infrastructure that supports the SYSTEM operations. The IE ensures that systems, services, and networks are well-integrated and function smoothly and securely. The IE automates provisioning and management of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible. The IE demonstrates knowledge with CSPs (AWS, Google) and platforms (Nutanix). The IE applies scripting languages like Bash or Python and programming languages like Go, Rust, or Python to leverage automation and code to build and manage infrastructure efficiently and reliably. Daily tasks include, but are not limited to: 

• Design, development and deployment of infrastructure services, core systems and multi-tenant hybrid cloud environments
• Collaborate with P&O teams, Sponsor, and Mission Partners to design infrastructure systems architecture to meet mission needs, performance metrics and service objectives
• Translate architectural design plans into operational infrastructure systems
• Provide engineering and design support to automate delivery and streamlining of DevOps and development/mission lifecycle processes
• Designing infrastructure systems from a security, performance, cost-optimization and mission enabler perspective
• Developing framework guidelines and roadmaps and operationalizing system design
• Establishing interface controls (including documentation and baselines) with Mission Partners/Tenants to align the available services with Sponsor/Mission expectations, requirements and objectives
• Developing policies to ensure systems security, performance and risk mitigation
• Support and lead transformation initiatives for improved SYSTEM mission performance and Mission Partner/Tenant experience

Salary & Benefits

The salary associated with this position ($122,000-$253,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.

Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.