Infrastructure/Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

About the role

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation dedicated to making government services simple and effective. Since 2015, Nava has helped federal, state, and local agencies tackle complex technology modernization challenges. Our clients include government agencies across the country, and we offer a range of services from guidance and problem-solving to direct engineering and development.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable infrastructure for government services
• Design, implement, and deliver services critical to millions of Americans
• Manage and enhance documentation using various engineering tools
• Maintain and integrate systems used by the client
• Complete work assigned by application teams
• Proactively identify and address blockers, risks, and issues
• Research and select new automation tools or frameworks
• Implement automation for cloud resources
• Document and communicate architecture and project updates
• Collaborate with stakeholders to incorporate their feedback
• Track and resolve stakeholders' technical tasks
• Identify and close gaps in project planning
• Ensure efficient hiring through subcontractors
• Escalate concerns to the program manager
• Build client trust by serving as a resource for questions and issues
• Perform code and technical reviews
• Facilitate meetings and establish engineering norms and practices
• Teach teammates time management and productivity
• Serve in the on-call rotation
• Facilitate post-mortems after incidents
• Respond to tickets or route them to the appropriate engineer
• Apply patches and updates to operating systems and libraries

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as an Infrastructure Engineer or mix of Software Engineering
• A Bachelor's Degree (or four years of experience in lieu of a degree)
• Experience managing different systems (Windows Server, Linux CLI) and automating repetitive tasks
• Experience training and mentoring engineers
• Scripting skills (Python, Go, JavaScript)
• Experience designing CI/CD and workflow automation
• Experience with cloud primitives (VPC, ACL, Route Tables, Security Groups, Images)
• Experience running asynchronous jobs (ECS, Lambda)
• Advanced ability to contribute and update existing code and Infrastructure as Code
• A thoughtful, adaptive, and collaborative mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An interest in and familiarity with cloud infrastructure, cloud architecture, IT service management, Unix/Linux, scripting, networking, or security

Qualifications

• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired
• Work authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future
• May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract

Skills

• Cloud Infrastructure
• Cloud Architecture
• IT Service Management
• Unix/Linux
• Scripting
• Networking
• Security

Benefits

Health coverage — comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

Insurance coverage — Nava provides disability, life, and accidental death insurance

Time off — vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating holidays

Annual bonus — based on performance

Parental leave — paid time off for new parents

Virtual care — online doctor visits with no copay

Sabbatical leave — extended unpaid leave for personal growth or rest

401(k) match — Nava matches 4% of your salary

Flexible work — remote-first environment with flexible scheduling

Home office setup — company-provided laptop and setup assistance

Utility support — monthly reimbursement for home office utilities

Learning opportunities — internal training programs and resources

Development opportunities — LinkedIn Learning access and allowance for courses, tuition, and certifications

Referral bonus — reward for referring qualified candidates

Commuter benefits — pre-tax commuter programs

Supportive culture — collaborative and remote-friendly team environment

Pay

$127,800—$153,000 USD

Schedule

Full-time remote position