Infrastructure Engineer
Herndon, VA - USA
Job Summary
As an Infrastructure Engineer in this role you will be responsible for architecting and maintaining scalable resilient systems that support high-volume data alerting within a dynamic fast-paced environment. You will leverage your expertise in Kubernetes to orchestrate containerized workloads ensuring seamless deployment and management of applications. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include optimizing cloud infrastructure on AWS utilizing services such as EKS EC2 and S3 and implementing infrastructure as cod with Terraform to automate provisioning and configuration. You will also be tasked with designing robust routing and DNS solutions to guarantee high availability and performance across distributed systems.
Success in this position will be driven by your hands-on experience with messaging platforms like RabbitMQ and Kafka which are essential for handling large-scale data streams and ensuring reliable communication between services. You will benefit from familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana as well as logging and alerting frameworks that enable proactive incident response. Exposure to DevOps methodologies will be crucial as you will collaborate closely with development teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and enhance operational efficiency. Your ability to troubleshoot complex issues and implement best practices in cloud security and automation will set you apart in this challenging and rewarding role.
Requirements
- Active Security Clearance with appropriate Polygraph
- Experience with:
- Kubernetes
- RabbitMQ
- Kafka
- DevOps
- EKS
- AWS
- EC2
- S3
- Terraform
- Routing
- DNS
- Grafana
- Logging
- Alerting
Work Environment:
- Moderate noise ( office with computersphoneand printers) and /or occasional Loud noise (airfield large equipment).
- Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.
Physical Demands:
- While performing the responsibilities of the job the employeeis required tosit stand talk andhear.
- Employee isoften required to sit and use their hands and fingers tooperatea computer.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Travel:
- Up to 10%/ Occasionaltravel.
Avalore will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants who are unable toutilizeour online application system due to a disability. Please send your request
Avalore is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Wenot discriminatebased on age race national or ethnic origin genderveteransstatus disability sexual orientation gender identity or any other legally protected class. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.
Benefits
Eligibility requirements apply.
- Employer Contributions to Health Care Plan (Medical Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k IRA) with a generous matching program
- Life Insurance (Basic Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation Sick & Public Holidays)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Employee Assistance Program
- Salary at Avalore is determined by various factors including but not limited to location the individuals particular combinaition of education knowledge skills competencies and experience as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.
Required Experience:
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