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# Software Engineer, Infrastructure

- **Company:** Metron, Inc.
- **Location:** Reston, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $82,000.0 - $119,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Release Automation, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Web Development, Identity and Access Management, Octopus Deploy, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Data Logging, Okta, ReactJS, Grafana, Gitlab, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Software Usability, Docker
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usbefad47cd7cd0a85ceed58ca8c37438b/eaa

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, applied math, or related field
 * At least 3 years of industry experience
 * Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
 * Experience in Helm, Kubernetes, and Docker
 * Proven experience and understanding of software deployment lifecycles on both cloud platforms and local on-premises hardware
 * Software Development experience in Java, Rust or Typescript/React
 * Ability to work effectively with researchers, engineers, and end users to translate technical concepts into usable software
 * Familiarity with full-stack web application development in any frameworks/languages
 * U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED; successful candidates will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information

Desired Qualifications

 * Experience using ADO, Gitlab, ArgoCD or similar CI/CD tools
 * Experience with Keycloak or similar authentication systems
 * Experience with logging tools such as Grafana, Loki, and Alloy
 * Incident Response
 * Experience facilitating integrations with other systems

## Description

Our Reston team is seeking a mid-level Infrastructure Engineer to help build, deploy, and operate the systems that support mission-focused software in production. This role is for someone who can improve how software moves from development into operational environments, while ensuring those environments remain reliable, observable, and maintainable. A successful candidate will work across containerized deployments, release automation, production monitoring, incident response, and integrations with external systems. The strongest candidates will bring hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker, solid software development fundamentals, and the ability to deliver reliable platform solutions in secure, operationally constrained environments.
Key Responsibilities

 * Build release pipelines to deploy code both on-premises and on deployed systems
 * Incident Response to ensure high uptime of deployed software
 * Facilitate integrations with other systems


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