Infrastructure Engineer - Active Security Clearance Required

Location: Nationwide (must be open to travel). Project sites: Dallas, TX & Cedar Rapids, IA. Duration: 10-week contract.

About the role

We are looking for engineers who have participated in greenfield buildouts, new site deployments, rack-and-stack initiatives, and infrastructure standups. This is not a maintenance role; we seek engineers who enjoy building environments from the ground up.

This initiative focuses on deploying a Secure Development Environment (SDE) that will support classified engineering workloads. The project includes building secure infrastructure across multiple sites, including virtualization platforms, storage systems, networking infrastructure, monitoring platforms, backup capabilities, disaster recovery systems, identity services, and secure engineering technologies. This engineer will support the hands-on deployment of the environment and play a direct role in bringing the Secure Development Environment online.

Responsibilities

• Build and configure VMware infrastructure
• Support ESXi, vCenter, and vSAN environments
• Create and maintain VM templates
• Support lifecycle upgrades and patching
• Assist with networking integrations
• Support rack deployment activities
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues
• Maintain deployment documentation

Requirements

• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance (non-negotiable)
• Security+ Certification (or equivalent) (non-negotiable)
• VMware Experience (ESXi, vCenter, vSAN) (non-negotiable)
• Greenfield deployment experience (non-negotiable)
• Open to travel (non-negotiable)

Preferred Qualifications

• Government contractor experience
• Defense contractor experience
• Aerospace & defense experience
• Data center buildouts
• Rack & stack deployments
• Site standups
• STIG / RMF experience

Travel

Candidates may be located anywhere in the United States but must be willing to travel during deployment activities. The project begins with onsite deployment work in Dallas before transitioning to Cedar Rapids as the environment is replicated. Travel expenses, lodging, rental vehicle, and per diem are provided.

Why this opportunity

• Secure Development Environment (SDE) buildout
• True greenfield infrastructure deployment
• Build multiple infrastructure racks from scratch
• Multi-site infrastructure initiative
• Travel fully covered
• Opportunity to remain active in a cleared environment
• High-visibility program
• Strong extension potential

Pay

$85.00/hr.

Benefits

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may include:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan (pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available)
• Life insurance (voluntary life & AD&D for employee and dependents)
• Short- and long-term disability
• Health spending account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Time off/leave (PTO, vacation, or sick leave)

Schedule

10-week contract. Fully remote position based out of Richardson, TX.