Principal Infrastructure Engineer

Overview:

TISTA is seeking a Principal Infrustructure Engineer, who would like to have a positive impact for millions of people? If so, we may have an opportunity for you!

TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!

• Responsible for designing, building, managing, and maintaining the IT infrastructure that supports an organization's operations.
• Architecting and deploying IT infrastructure components like servers, network configurations, storage systems, and cloud environments according to business needs.
• Architect infrastructure delivery and lead transformation initiatives involving Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Establish a sustainable IT DevOps model by driving a mature solution architecture aligned with industry best practices
• Forecasting future infrastructure needs and scaling systems to accommodate growing demands
• Developing scripts and tools to automate repetitive tasks for improved efficiency.
• Work with business stakeholders and IT teams to deliver digital solutions leveraging automation tools and coding skills
• Automate system deployment and management tasks to enable private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructures.
• Installs, maintains, administrates, and troubleshoots infrastructure components and services on AWS, AZURE, and as needed on prime appliances. (Compute, storage, networking and virtualization resources)
• Provide guidance to other team members with converting customer requirements into reliable IT infrastructure
• Identifies repetitive infrastructure tasks and automates them by developing reusable and maintainable infrastructure provisioning and configuration code library
• Assists team in designing and implementing changes, improvements, or installation of automation
• Support DevOps operations by integrating developed IaC and Configuration as Code (CaC) into CICD pipeline builds
• Develop documentation utilizing enterprise standardized templates including: Installation and Configuration Guides, white papers, design and engineering plans
• Work in collaboration with architects to represent DevSecOps during the design and development of software or extensive revisions to existing applications. 
• Keep finding areas of improvements in the current infrastructure to be more resilient and reliable.
• Displays technical experience with conducting research and providing review recommendations on software and technologies for vulnerabilities 
• Implementing and maintaining security protocols across the infrastructure to protect sensitive data, including firewalls, access controls, and encryption.
• Technical experience with reviewing vulnerability scans and providing mitigation techniques 
• Knowledge of and experience with Federal security regulations, standards, and processes including FISMA and NIST 

• Good knowledge of cloud computing delivery models (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS) and deployment AI models related to Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud service
• Familiarity with cloud data services and big data processing tools
• Strong understanding and working experience of network protocols, server operating systems (Linux, Windows), storage technologies, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, RedHat), and virtualization.
• Tools like Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus (/Docker), POSTMAN, Swagger(OpenAPI) and other DevSecOps tools
• 7+ years scripting/coding - modern DevOps tools such as Ansible, Python, VMware PowerCLI, PowerShell, Python, Deep expertise in infrastructure-as-code tools - Ansible, Terraform
• Experience in AWS technologies like VPC, ALB, API Gateway, Lambda, EKS, ECS, Docker, ECR, EC2, S3, CloudFront, Terraform, CloudFormation, RDS, CloudWatch, and AWS Tags
• 5+ years of DevOps experience
• 2+ years’ experience in GitHub and/or similar version control code repository systems
• Excellent knowledge of the software development lifecycle: build, test, deploy and release management with CI/CD automation and integration tools like Jenkins
• Experience with containerization, e.g., Docker & Kubernetes. and server virtualization
• Excellent analytical skills to diagnose complex technical issues and implement effective solutions.
• Clear communication abilities to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of security best practices and industry standards to protect against cyber threats
• Optional Certification(s) would be a plus: Terraform Associate Certification, Amazon Cloud Solutions Architect, Azure Cloud Solution Architect

Certification:

• preferred AWS/AZURE/RedHat

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Location:

• Remote, USA (Preferred in DC or Austin area)

Clearance:

• Ability to obtain MBI Clearancce

Pay Range:

• This position ranges from $98,145 to $140,625.
• The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
• Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses.
• TISTA associates are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan! More information can be found here: https://tistatech.com/working-at-tista/