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Infrastructure Engineer IVAether Aerospace · Boston

Infrastructure Engineer IV

BostonHybridFull-time

AI Summary

Automates infrastructure provisioning and upgrades with Ansible and bb-bootstrap, and manages Kubernetes clusters across DoD enclaves, including bi-weekly BigBang upgrades and backend support for Jira, Confluence, KubeCost and GitLab.

About this role

Start Date: Immediate
JHNA, CTSi, and EXPANSIA have come together to form a Defense Technology platform named Aether Aerospace focused on delivering high-impact technologies, technology-enabled services and advanced manufacturing solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense and related national security customers. Backed by Falfurrias Management Partners, the platform brings together deep domain expertise across Army, Navy, and Air Force and Space Force programs, digital engineering, systems integration, and specialized manufacturing capabilities.

The combined organization operates as a multi-entity aerospace and defense technology and tech-enabled services and manufacturing enterprise positioned for scalable growth, operational excellence, and long-term value creation

OVERVIEW
Full-time/Permanent Employee
Location: Remote, preferred Boston, MA or Dayton, OH
As an Infrastructure Engineer IV you will automate infrastructure provisioning and upgrades using Ansible and bb-bootstrap. Manage and maintain Kubernetes clusters across enclaves (NIPR-Il5/SIPR/JWICS). Perform bi-weekly BigBang upgrades and monthly CLI tool updates. Support backend infrastructure for tools like Jira, Confluence, KubeCost, and GitLab. Troubleshoot cluster and deployment issues alongside other teams

RESPONSIBILTIES

  • Strong knowledge of cloud computing in a DoD context including industry standard tooling and major cloud service providers.

  • Broad understanding and wide application of technical principle, theories, and concepts in the fields of cloud computing and Infrastructure-as-a-Service.

  • Serves as a senior technical expert working in engineering teams of teams environment across architecture, infrastructure, platform, migration, network, hardware, software, integration, and verification efforts.

  • Provides requirement decomposition/definition and engineering expertise to assure program DOD requirements are developed and sustained.

  • Fully support program architect and staff engineering efforts.

  • Possesses a strong expertise in DOD areas such as command and control, intelligence, acquisition, data handling, space, and cyber, and intelligence data handling.

  • Experience, knowledge and adherence to sound engineering lifecycle workflow principles across hardware, software, network, interfaces, high-level/detail design, integration, verification, and regression testing.

  • Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with program objectives. Determines and develops approach to solutions.

  • Directs and/or participates in all phases of risk management assessments (including cyber) and software/hardware.

  • General knowledge of other related disciplines.

  • Performs other related duties as assigned

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Clearance: Active TS/SCI
Education and Years of Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or Similar Discipline with at least 8 years of relevant experience.

  • CompTIA Cloud+ or Security +; GICSP, SSCP, or GSEC

PREFERRED ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • Master’s or other advanced degree in Information Technology or Similar Discipline.

  • Certifications in one or more of the following:

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect

  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or similar certifications

Skills

AnsibleAWSBb-bootstrapBigBangCloud ComputingCompTIA Cloud+CompTIA Security+ConfluenceCyber SecurityGitLabInfrastructure-as-a-ServiceInfrastructure-as-codeJiraKubecostKubernetesRisk Management

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