Mission System Engineer
CACI International Inc
TypeScript
Principal Systems Engineer
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Broomfield • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $151,000 - $161,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSCloudDockerEC2GrafanaKubernetesPackerPrometheusPythonTerraform
About the role
- Build, deploy, and manage infrastructure automation using Terraform and Ansible.
- Design, implement, and support highly available, fault-tolerant systems across hybrid environments (on-premises and cloud).
- Manage and optimize AWS infrastructure and services with a focus on scalability, performance, cost efficiency, and security.
- Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and reduce manual intervention.
- Develop and maintain automation frameworks, reusable modules, and deployment templates.
- Establish and enforce standards for monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to align infrastructure automation with broader technology roadmaps.
- Review and enhance system architecture to meet best practices in security, resiliency, and reliability.
- Document and maintain standard operating procedures, including deployment workflows, incident response, and disaster recovery.
- Provide tier 4 support, troubleshooting, and resolution of infrastructure and automation-related issues.
- Act as escalation point for systems after business hours only when tier 3 on-call rotation personnel are unable to resolve customer service impairments.
Requirements
- 15+ years of applicable experience
- Automation & IaC Expertise: Advanced proficiency in Ansible and Terraform for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and automation at scale.
- Infrastructure as Code / GitOps: Strong knowledge of IaC, Configuration as Code, and GitOps principles and best practices.
- Cloud (AWS): Hands-on experience with a broad range of AWS services, including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Route53, ELB, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, EKS, ECS, and KMS.
- Deep understanding of AWS networking, monitoring, and security best practices.
- DevOps & CI/CD: Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and tooling (e.g., GitLab CI/CD, Packer, Python, or similar scripting languages).
- Containers & Orchestration: Solid understanding of Docker and Kubernetes for application deployment and management.
- Security & Compliance: Working knowledge of OS-level hardening, vulnerability remediation, and secure infrastructure design.
- Networking: Strong foundation in networking fundamentals (Layer 2/3, IPv4; IPv6 a plus).
- Monitoring & Observability: Familiarity with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stacks, CloudWatch, Datadog, or equivalent platforms.
- Problem-Solving & Troubleshooting: Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues across automation, infrastructure, cloud, and networking layers.
- Collaboration & Communication: Excellent communication skills with experience working in cross-functional DevOps/Engineering teams.
- Leadership & Initiative: Self-starter with adaptability, able to thrive in fast-paced, mission-critical environments.
- Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business. MBA preferred.
- Certifications: AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, SysOps, or DevOps Engineer) are highly desirable.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
TerraformAnsibleAWSCI/CDDockerKubernetesPythonGitOpsInfrastructure as CodeMonitoring
Soft skills
Problem-SolvingCollaborationCommunicationLeadershipInitiative
Certifications
AWS Solutions ArchitectAWS SysOpsAWS DevOps Engineer
