Remote Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in Reston, VA

Position Purpose

Technical Leadership

• Serve as a technical lead for infrastructure initiatives, providing guidance on system design, cloud design, networking, and security.
• Mentor and develop junior and senior engineers; provide training, task direction, coaching, and knowledge transfer.
• Establish and enforce infrastructure engineering best practices, standards, and documentation.

Position Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Serve as a technical lead for infrastructure initiatives, providing guidance on system design, cloud design, networking, and security.
• Mentor and develop junior and senior engineers; provide training, task direction, coaching, and knowledge transfer.
• Establish and enforce infrastructure engineering best practices, standards, and documentation.

Infrastructure Engineering

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud and on-premises infrastructure with a focus on Azure IaaS, PaaS, identity, and security services.
• Oversee enterprise-wide patching, configuration management, and vulnerability remediation processes.
• Lead the lifecycle management of virtualized environments within cloud and on premise infrastructure.
• Ensure reliability, redundancy, and performance across all systems, networks, and cloud services.
• Manage advanced Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and Azure AD/Entra ID configurations.
• Evaluate and integrate third-party technologies, SaaS platforms, and emerging cloud solutions.

Operations & Support

• Act as the highest-level escalation point for complex service desk and infrastructure issues affecting systems, applications, and cloud environments.
• Oversee environment health monitoring, including cloud resource optimization, performance dashboards, and availability metrics.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of systems, procedures, and architecture.
• Participate in, and sometimes lead, after-hours maintenance windows and on-call support rotations.

Project & Process Management

• Lead and contribute to infrastructure-focused projects, upgrades, migrations, and security initiatives.
• Drive automation and infrastructure-as-code adoption to optimize delivery and reduce manual effort.
• Collaborate with Information Security to maintain compliance and strengthen cloud and on-prem security posture.
• Assist with vendor management, procurement, licensing, and budgeting for infrastructure-related technologies.
• Ensure Infrastructure Engineering tasks and deliverables are updated for leadership.
• Required to be on-call as needed for emergency situations.

Other responsibilities and duties, as assigned.

Minimum Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 10 total years of IT infrastructure experience.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on Azure cloud experience in an enterprise environment.
• Required certifications: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) and at least one advanced Azure certification such as AZ-305, AZ-700, or AZ-500.
• Experience designing and deploying Azure IaaS/PaaS resources, networking, identity, and security controls.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with Microsoft Windows platforms, Active Directory, and Microsoft 365.
• Strong experience with LAN/WAN technologies.
• Expertise with VMware vSphere hypervisors.
• ITIL experience or certification preferred.

Technical Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrated leadership ability, including mentoring and technical oversight of engineering teams.
• Strong project leadership, prioritization, and operational planning skills.
• Ability to independently manage workload, drive initiatives, and operate with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across IT, business stakeholders, vendors, and auditors.

Additional Details

• Ability to travel to support organizational locations as needed.
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including after business hours, and participate in on-call rotations.

Compensation

• Base Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000 annually. Final determination of where you are at in the salary range is based on numerous factors such as geographical location, relevant experience, skill set, education, and ability to meet qualifications within the job description. 
• Additional Compensation: This role will include a yearly annual target bonus based on individual performance.
  

Working Arrangements

• Remote Opportunity. 
  

Why Join Us?

• Join a growing company with a culture that fosters an entrepreneurial spirit
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, and more? 
• Company Contributions to your 401k - Regardless of your contribution
• Employee Perks: Paid Parental Leave, Employee Recognition Program, Leadership Program, Tuition Reimbursement Program, Employee Bank Checking Account, and much more!
• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays - Including Paid Charity Hours to support volunteer opportunities