Associate Systems Engineer Jobs in Arlington, MA

Everyone is trying to "harness the cloud," but not everyone knows how. As an experienced cloud computing infrastructure architect, you know how to take advantage of cloud capabilities. Here, you'll oversee our team of experienced professionals and use cutting‑edge enterprise cloud platforms to guide your clients as they modernize their IT infrastructure and meet their most challenging missions. We're looking for someone like you to help modernize our solution so the warfighters stay safe.

You’ll collaborate closely with fellow cloud architects and engineers specializing in GitLab CI, Jenkins, and ArgoCD or Flux to design, deploy, and harden the containerized foundation beneath next‑generation C2 systems – from enterprise data centers to the tactical edge and cloud solution components. You’ll have the chance to broaden your experience within a DevOps framework to create and manage container apps and use products like Kubernetes to further the mission. With access to our internal software, licenses and environments, you’ll have the space and time to explore different ways of solving our clients’ problems, and you’ll partner with stakeholders and lead your team to deliver the right technical solutions. Whether modernizing legacy computing platforms and applications or creating new ones from scratch, you’ll have the latest tech and brightest teammates at your fingertips.

Grow your skills at the leading edge of innovation.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

• 8+ years of experience in infrastructure or platform engineering, including technical leadership on production systems
• Experience operating Kubernetes at production scale, including cluster deployment, day‑2 operations, upgrades, and security hardening
• Experience with CI/CD and GitOps pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, and ArgoCD or Flux
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management using Terraform and Ansible
• Experience implementing and operating an observability stack such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK or OpenTelemetry
• Experience designing and deploying systems in secure, air‑gapped, or DDIL environments
• Ability to translate mission and reliability requirements into resilient, automated platform designs
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a technology field, or 6+ years of experience in designing, deploying, and maintaining mission‑critical C2 platforms and infrastructure in lieu of a degree
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Security+ CE certification

• Experience with service mesh technologies, such as Istio, Linkerd, or Consul, for traffic management, mTLS, and observability
• Experience deploying and sustaining containerized platforms in DoD environments such as Platform One, Big Bang, or Iron Bank
• Experience engineering for the tactical edge and hardening deployments for DDIL and disconnected operations
• Experience with C2, ISR, or other mission‑critical DoD systems and their operational constraints
• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices, including container scanning, policy enforcement, such as OPA, Gatekeeper, or Kyverno, and STIG compliance
• Experience with secrets management and zero‑trust patterns such as HashiCorp Vault or SPIFFE/SPIRE
• Experience achieving and maintaining an Authority to Operate (ATO), continuous ATO, or RMF accreditation
• Secret clearance
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or equivalent cloud certification

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Salary range for this position is $112,900.00 to $257,000.00 (annualized USD). The posted posting will close within 90 days from the posting date.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.