Infrastructure Engineer

VTG

$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI W/ Polygraph required
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field or equivalent experience
  • Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes
  • Experience with AWS EKS and containerized application environments
  • Strong knowledge of AWS services, including EC2 and S3
  • Experience developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
  • Experience with messaging platforms such as RabbitMQ and Kafka

Responsibilities

  • Architect, build, and maintain scalable and resilient infrastructure for high-volume applications
  • Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized workloads using Kubernetes
  • Design, configure, and optimize cloud infrastructure using AWS services
  • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
  • Design and support routing and DNS solutions for distributed systems
  • Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting capabilities
  • Apply DevOps methodologies to improve automation and operational efficiency

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on large-scale projects in fast-paced environments
  • Collaborative team culture that encourages innovation
  • Focus on advanced technologies and methodologies in cloud infrastructure
  • Potential for career advancement in a growing tech environment
  • Emphasis on continuous learning and skill development
Full Job Description
Overview

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.

What will you do?

  • 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.

Do you have what it takes?

  • Active TS/SCI W/ 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.

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