Infrastructure Engineer
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Job Description
Infrastructure Engineer
ROLE
We need an experienced API Engineer at the IRS ISS program. The Infrastructure Shared Services (ISS) contract provides enterprise-wide IT solutions including engineering development integration and operations across IRS platforms and cloud this role you will design and implement secure scalable APIs that connect IRS applications data services and shared enterprise platforms across on-premises and cloud systems. You will support modernization initiatives such as unified APIs single sign-on and enterprise integration frameworks while ensuring compliance with IRS architecture and security standards. This is a full-time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Design build and support hybrid cloud/on-prem IRS infrastructure for hosting applications and shared platforms.
Provide engineering for AWS/Azure environments including microservices API gateways Kinesis Lambda and CloudWatch.
Implement virtualization containerization CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation (Ansible GitHub Actions Azure DevOps).
Lead Zero Trust architecture efforts including ICAM Ping integration and authorization frameworks.
Conduct capacity planning performance engineering and high-volume performance analysis for IRS environments.
Support infrastructure for taxpayer-facing web apps compliance systems and critical filing season platforms.
Engineer disaster recovery and continuity-of-operations environments including Alternate Site Processing (ASP).
Provide database engineering and migration support (MongoDB PostgreSQL Oracle).
Optimize and tune infrastructure for high availability and scalability during filing season workloads.
Support performance monitoring auto-event ticketing and proactive infrastructure issue resolution.
Conduct proof-of-concepts for new technologies to evaluate applicability in IRS environments.
Provide infrastructure engineering for shared services like Secure Object Repository (SOR) and EAIB.
Support network design modeling and WAN capacity analysis for IRS modernization systems.
Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to remediate vulnerabilities support audits and comply with IRS IRM 10.8.1.
Participate in milestone exit reviews technical reviews and performance testing for infrastructure components.
Provide hands-on coding and scripting for infrastructure automation pipeline restarts and system health checks.
Design develop and maintain secure scalable APIs that connect IRS systems data platforms and shared enterprise services.
REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
7 years of relevant hands-on experience in leading and implementing government contract programs.
Demonstrated hands-on coding experience.
Strong leadership communication and stakeholder management skills.
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional technical teams.
REQUIRED EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
Bachelors degree in Science Math Engineering or Information Systems (required).
Cloud (AWS or Azure) Certification required
LOCATION
Lanham MD 20706
CLEARANCE
U.S. citizenship is required
Active IRS MBI Clearance
CLIENT
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Infrastructure Shared Services (ISS)
WORK HOURS
40 hours per week
8 hours per day
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
Employment Classification Eligibility W2
RELOCATION
Not eligible for relocation benefits
West 4th Strategy is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion gender sexual orientation ancestry national origin age marital status mental disability physical disability medical condition pregnancy political affiliation military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.
Other Considerations: applicants will be subject to a background investigation. Individuals primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 80% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC copier fax telephone cell phone etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead bend and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 80% of the time.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
