Infrastructure Engineer (TS/SCI w/ Poly)
About the role
JTEC Consulting LLC focuses on successfully delivering solutions to meet our clients’ most critical needs. Our founding members have decades of experience delivering a wide range of solutions to Air Force and DoD clients. We are a Veteran‑Owned Small Business dedicated to bridging complex operational challenges with modern data solutions.
Security Clearance Requirement: Current TS/SCI with polygraph. Location Note: 100% On‑Site. Relocation: Relo support for candidates outside the commuting area will be considered.
Position Description: JTEC Consulting is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Infrastructure Engineer to join our team in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment and be part of the force behind architecting, building, and maintaining the scalable, resilient systems that power our high‑volume data alerting capabilities. As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will work at the forefront of the program's cloud operations, leveraging your expertise in modern infrastructure methodologies to orchestrate containerized workloads and ensure the seamless deployment of critical applications. Qualified candidates will have demonstrated experience with automation, cloud security, and handling large‑scale data streams. A current security clearance with agency‑specific polygraph is strictly required for consideration.
Responsibilities
- Architect and maintain highly available systems using Kubernetes to orchestrate containerized workloads and ensure seamless application deployment and management
- Optimize and manage our cloud infrastructure on AWS, heavily utilizing services such as EKS, EC2, and S3
- Implement and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform to automate provisioning, configuration, and scaling
- Design and implement robust routing and DNS solutions to guarantee high availability and optimal performance across our distributed systems
- Manage and optimize messaging platforms like RabbitMQ and Kafka to handle large‑scale data streams and ensure reliable service‑to‑service communication
- Proactively monitor system health using Grafana, alongside advanced logging and alerting frameworks, to enable rapid incident response
- Collaborate closely with development teams, championing DevOps methodologies to streamline CI/CD pipelines and drive overall operational efficiency
- Troubleshoot complex system issues and implement industry best practices in cloud security and automation
Qualifications
- U.S. citizenship
- Current TS/SCI with agency‑specific polygraph required for consideration
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline (equivalent years of direct experience considered in lieu of a degree)
- Mid‑Level: 5+ years of infrastructure or DevOps engineering experience with a focus on AWS and Kubernetes
- Senior Level: 8+ years of infrastructure engineering experience with advanced architectural design of scalable, distributed systems
- Effective written and verbal communication skills to work as part of a collaborative, cross‑functional team
Skills
- Hands‑on experience and deep technical expertise in AWS, EC2, S3, EKS, Kubernetes
- Hands‑on experience and deep technical expertise in Terraform, DevOps methodologies, CI/CD
- Hands‑on experience and deep technical expertise in RabbitMQ, Kafka
- Hands‑on experience and deep technical expertise in Routing, DNS
- Hands‑on experience and deep technical expertise in Grafana, Logging, Alerting
- Proven experience building and running scalable applications on Kubernetes in production environments
- Demonstrated experience handling and processing high‑volume data alerts
- Demonstrated track record of success working on large, complex projects within fast‑paced, high‑growth environments
Schedule
100% On‑Site; relocation support considered for candidates outside the commuting area.