Infrastructure Architect

SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace Company, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security. For over forty-five 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. 

• →Define and maintain the long-term infrastructure architecture and technical roadmap for the Framework.
• → Lead architectural decisions for compute, storage, networking, virtualization, container platforms, and platform services.
• → Ensure infrastructure designs meet requirements for scalability, reliability, performance, and cybersecurity.
• → Collaborate with software, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and systems engineering teams on integrated technical solutions.
• → Conduct trade studies, evaluate technologies, and develop architecture recommendations.
• → Guide infrastructure and platform modernization efforts, including automation and cloud-native technologies.
• → Develop architecture products, technical documentation, and design review materials.
• → Support customer engagements, technical reviews, and program milestone events.
• → Mentor engineers and establish infrastructure engineering standards and best practices.

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, systems architecture, or related technical leadership roles.
• Experience architecting highly available and resilient systems in on-premises environments.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale infrastructure solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Linux, networking, storage, virtualization, and distributed systems.
• Experience with Kubernetes, container platforms, and modern infrastructure technologies.
• Experience leading technical design reviews, trade studies, and architecture decisions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD security clearance.

Candidates who have any of the following skills will be preferred 

• Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
• Experience supporting DoD, Space Force, or other mission-critical systems.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience designing secure, multi-site, or classified computing environments.
• Experience with cybersecurity architecture and platform security.
• Prior experience serving as a technical lead, chief engineer, or architect.