Developer Operations Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in Alabama

The Cloud Infrastructure Engineer provides hands-on engineering for secure, scalable cloud infrastructure supporting DoW mission systems. The position focuses on infrastructure services, automation, networking, compute, storage, identity, monitoring, and operational performance.

• Design, deploy, configure, and sustain cloud infrastructure for mission applications and enterprise services.
• Engineer virtual networks, subnets, routing, load balancing, firewalls, private connectivity, DNS, and network security controls.
• Provision and manage cloud compute, storage, databases, backup, recovery, and associated infrastructure services.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code and automated provisioning using Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, Ansible, or comparable technologies.
• Configure cloud identity, role-based access control, service identities, secrets, certificates, and privileged-access mechanisms.
• Build monitoring, logging, alerting, performance management, and capacity-management capabilities.
• Automate routine administration, patching, configuration enforcement, compliance checks, and infrastructure lifecycle activities.
• Support migration of legacy workloads from on-premises infrastructure to cloud and hybrid-cloud architectures.
• Diagnose infrastructure, network, performance, availability, and security issues and drive problems to resolution.
• Participate in change management, incident response, disaster recovery exercises, technical reviews, and operational readiness assessments.

• Bachelor's degree in relevant technical field (or equivalent experience) and 6+ years of infrastructure engineering experience, with significant hands-on cloud experience.
• Strong experience with Azure or AWS infrastructure services; experience with both is highly desirable.
• Experience with networking concepts including TCP/IP, routing, VPN/private connectivity, DNS, load balancing, and network security.
• Experience administering Linux and/or Windows systems in enterprise environments.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, scripting, automation, Git, and CI/CD practices.
• Working knowledge of cloud security, IAM, encryption, monitoring, vulnerability management, and backup/recovery.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Must hold a CompTIA Security+ CE or other approved 8140 IAT Level II certification.
• Must hold at least one relevant cloud certification in either Azure or AWS.
• Must reside within a75-mile radius of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville ALor be willing to relocate prior to starting date.
• Active Secret security clearance must be able to maintain the security clearance required for this position.

• Experience in DoW/DoD mission environments.
• Experience with Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, IL5/IL6, or comparable regulated environments.
• Cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect/Engineer or Microsoft Azure Administrator/Engineer.
• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, service mesh, or platform engineering.
• Preferred experience with SPECTRO Cloud, including deployment, configuration, administration, and integration of SPECTRO Cloud capabilities within hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Preferred experience architecting, deploying, and integrating SPECTRO Cloud as part of secure hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including platform orchestration, workload management, automation, and integration with government mission systems.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Regular i3 hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, however, additional hours may be required on occasion. Regular and punctual attendance is required.

i3 is a technically diverse, 100% team member owned business, headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama specializing in missile and aviation systems engineering and logistic services, electronic warfare and electromagnetic effects analysis, UAS system integration and flight operations, full lifecycle C5ISR engineering services, cybersecurity and IT/IA innovative solutions and virtual training, simulation & serious game development and implementation. We have established a broad offering of products and capabilities collectively providing decades of experience supporting the full complement of DoD military services, Missile Defense Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and a variety of other Government organizations and private industry customers.

Perks of being a team member owner include:

• Long-term financial security
• Higher job satisfaction
• Greater job security
• Personal and professional growth
• Great company culture

Other outstanding benefits:

• Excellent insurance coverage
• 401(k) match
• Generous PTO
• Health and wellness incentives
• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• Countless opportunities to give back to the community through i3 Cares