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# Early-hire / Infrastructure Engineer / DC

- **Company:** Kelly Services Inc.
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Rust (Programming Language), Cloud Platform System, SC Clearance, AI Platforms, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Terraform, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** July 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/ADAF20F2A4CB4D93A995A7B3158E31B6/job/

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience building cloud infrastructure in AWS
 * Clearance Eligible
 * Strong Kubernetes experience
 * Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools
 * Experience developing automation in Python, Rust, or Go
 * CI/CD pipeline experience
 * Experience supporting production cloud environments
 * Strong Linux fundamentals
 * Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance

Desired Skills & Experience

 * Secret Clearance or above
 * AWS GovCloud
 * Helm, ArgoCD, or Flux
 * CMMC or FedRAMP experience
 * Experience in defense

## Description

A rapidly growing defense technology company in the DC area (VA) is hiring a full-time Infrastructure Engineer to help build and scale cloud infrastructure supporting next-generation AI platforms. This is a hybrid opportunity (2-3 days onsite) focused on AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, Rust, CI/CD, and cloud-native infrastructure in a highly secure environment.

This is an opportunity to join an early engineering team where you'll help define the infrastructure from the ground up rather than inherit legacy systems. You'll have significant ownership, strong technical growth, and the opportunity to influence architecture as the team expands.


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