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SciTec

Principal Infrastructure Engineer

boulder, CO

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About this opportunity

SciTec lists this Principal Infrastructure Engineer opportunity in boulder, Colorado. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

SciTec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions.

Important Notice:

SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. Applicants that do not meet this requirement will not be considered.

SciTec has an immediate opening for an Infrastructure Principal Engineer to work with the Infrastructure Team Lead responsible for global configuration management and task execution across multiple locations and compliance environments.

Responsibilities

The Infrastructure Principal Engineer will support various infrastructure and compute requirements across multiple locations. This person will have expertise in building and maintaining infrastructure platforms based on technologies such as VMWare, Linux and Windows. They will embody eagerness to create and own processes for enhancing the team and streamlining processes.

Design, deploy and maintain functional systems and private cloud platforms as a member of the corporate infrastructure team supporting custom applications and DevOps processes

Resolve issues escalated by lower service desk tiers by troubleshooting deployed, cloud, and local infrastructure

Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness

Mentor team members on technical issues

Create, oversee, and test security measures (e.g., access authentication and disaster recovery)

Communicate with users to design and field optimal solutions

Design and implement solutions to deliver superior system performance, capacity and scalability

Maintain complete technical documentation in support of Authorization To Operate (ATO) packages

Other duties as assigned

Requirements

5+ years actively deploying and/or maintaining technologies such as VMWare, Linux, Windows, OpenShift, or Kubernetes

10+ years of total professional experience

Excellent organizational and mentoring skills

Detail oriented

Good verbal and written communication skills

An active DoD Secret security clearance or higher

Candidates meeting the following criteria will be preferred

2+ years of team lead experience

Security+ Certification

Experience managing storage appliances

Linux, VMWare, OpenShift, Kubernetes, or Windows Certifications

Benefits

SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:

4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match

100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options

80% company paid Dental insurance

100% company paid Vision insurance

100% company paid Life insurance

100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance

100% company paid Hospital Indemnity insurance

Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness insurance

Short-term Disability insurance

Annual Profit-Sharing Plan

Discretionary Performance Bonus

Paid Parental Leave

Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay

Flexible Work Hours

The pay range for this position is $149,000 - $184,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.

SciTec is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. VET/Disabled.

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Worksite address

boulder, CO, 80301, US

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