Infrastructure Engineer with Security Clearance

About the role

VTG is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable and resilient infrastructure supporting high-volume data and alerting environments. This position will focus heavily on AWS cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Terraform, messaging technologies, networking, monitoring, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable, resilient infrastructure supporting high-volume applications and data workloads
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized workloads using Kubernetes
• Build and maintain Kubernetes environments utilizing AWS EKS
• Design, configure, and optimize cloud infrastructure using AWS services including EC2 and S3
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration
• Design and support routing and DNS solutions for highly available distributed systems
• Deploy, configure, and support messaging technologies including RabbitMQ and Kafka
• Support systems processing high-volume data streams and alerts
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting capabilities
• Utilize Grafana and related observability tools to monitor system health and performance
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, application, networking, and cloud-related issues
• Apply DevOps methodologies to improve infrastructure automation and operational efficiency
• Collaborate with development and engineering teams to streamline CI/CD and application deployment processes
• Implement infrastructure automation and cloud security best practices
• Support large-scale projects operating within complex, fast-paced environments

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with AWS EKS and containerized application environments
• Strong knowledge of AWS, including EC2 and S3
• Experience developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Experience with messaging platforms such as RabbitMQ and Kafka
• Understanding of DevOps methodologies and practices
• Experience with routing and DNS
• Experience with Grafana or similar monitoring/observability technologies
• Experience implementing and maintaining logging and alerting solutions
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud, infrastructure, networking, and distributed systems