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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - **Company:** BigBear.ai, Inc. - **Location:** McLean, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Databases, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Subnetting, Network Security, Routing, Software Vulnerability Management, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Kubernetes, Network Support, Terraform - **Published:** August 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8bf134dcb16517ec ## About the Role * Clearance: Must maintain a Top Secret security clearance * Bachelor's Degree and 8 to 10 years of experience; Master's Degree and 6 to 8 years of experience; (in lieu of Bachelor's degree, 6 additional years of relevant experience) * 5+ years of cloud infrastructure engineering experience, including delivery and operations in a government cloud environment * Demonstrated experience provisioning and operating multi-service infrastructure that supports multiple database paradigms (relational, graph, document, and object storage) * Strong infrastructure as code skills (Terraform) and configuration management discipline * Hands-on experience with AWS GovCloud or Azure Government, including secure networking patterns * Solid Kubernetes foundation knowledge (infrastructure integration, storage/networking support, and cluster-adjacent services) * Experience working in compliance-driven environments, including IL5 requirements and associated compliance tooling/practices * IC/DoD experience What we'd like you to have: Tools & Technical Environment (Preferred/Used) * AWS GovCloud or Azure Government * Terraform * Kubernetes * Networking/VPC configuration (routing, segmentation, connectivity) * IL5 compliance tooling and continuous monitoring practices Key Behavioral Competencies * Infrastructure ownership: accountable for stable, secure foundations and clean handoffs to platform and application teams. * Automation-first: designs for repeatability and auditability through IaC. * Security-minded: builds least-privileged, segmented, compliant environments by default. * Collaborative delivery: works smoothly with DevOps/Platform, data engineering, and security stakeholders ## Description The Cloud Infrastructure Engineer builds and maintains the underlying government cloud infrastructure that supports the program's polyglot database stack. Working alongside the DevOps/Platform Engineer (who owns CI/CD and the event backbone), this role owns the compute, storage, and networking foundation that everything else depends on, ensuring the environment is scalable, secure, and compliant for IL5 operations. This is a remote role however there will be travel expectations within the DMV area. What you will do: * Design, provision, and operate core cloud infrastructure (compute, storage, networking) in AWS GovCloud or Azure Government. * Build and maintain infrastructure that supports a polyglot data platform (relational, graph, document, and object storage services), including environment sizing and scaling patterns. * Implement infrastructure as code (Terraform) for repeatable, auditable provisioning across dev/test/prod environments. * Own network and connectivity design and operations (VPC/VNet configuration, subnets, routing, security groups/NACLs, private connectivity patterns, DNS). * Partner with data engineering and platform teams to ensure database services are performant, highly available, and recoverable (backup/restore, replication, and DR patterns). * Support Kubernetes infrastructure needs (cluster foundations, node groups, storage classes, ingress/egress patterns) in coordination with the platform team. * Implement and maintain IL5-aligned infrastructure controls and evidence (configuration baselines, hardening, vulnerability remediation, and continuous compliance tooling). * Establish operational readiness: monitoring/alerting for infrastructure components, runbooks, capacity planning inputs, and incident support. ## Related Videos - [Infrastructure as Code: The Developer's Secret Weapon](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1221-infrastructure-as-code-the-developer-s-secret-weapon) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Creating a routing app with Google Maps API from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/831-creating-a-routing-app-with-google-maps-api-from-scratch) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Terraform for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/3-terraform-for-developers) - [Implementing Feature Environments with AWS and Terraform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/531-implementing-feature-environments-with-aws-and-terraform) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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