Principal Infrastructure Architect

Job Description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED

We are seeking a versatile and hands-on Systems Engineer to lead hardware capabilities and infrastructure support in alignment with the Agency’s objectives. In this role, you will work at the center of hardware, storage, and networking architectures—ensuring complex Linux cluster environments remain performant, secure, and resilient.

You will collaborate closely with product owners, program managers, hardware engineers, network and storage teams, and customer stakeholders to deliver high-quality, service-focused solutions.

If you excel at driving infrastructure automation with Ansible and SaltStack, managing virtualized and containerized environments, and creating clear technical documentation for long-term system sustainment, Team Nyla is the place for you!

The annual base salary range for this role is $216,000-$256,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

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Required Skills

Linux System Administration: Demonstrated mastery administering Linux systems, including expert-level proficiency with command-line tools.

Automation & Scripting

Strong capability to develop operational and maintenance automation scripts using Bash and Python.

Software Deployment

Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining COTS, GOTS, and FOSS software across large-scale Linux clusters.

STE/STN Compliance

Familiarity with Agency STE/STN security compliance requirements and a proven ability to ensure all systems adhere to established policies.

Hardware & Server Architecture

Broad technical understanding of compute server components, storage arrays, memory architectures, network fabrics, and database technologies.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Working knowledge of IaC principles and practical experience using configuration management and automation tooling such as Ansible and SaltStack.

Containerization

Hands-on experience with container technologies including Docker, Podman, and containerd.

Storage & Virtualization

Familiarity with Fibre Channel attached storage systems and hands-on experience using Oracle OLVM to manage virtualized Linux environments.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 20+ years of professional software engineering experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 25+ years of hands-on technical software development and big data administration experience in lieu of a degree.

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Desired Skills

Container Orchestration: Familiarity with Kubernetes cluster management and orchestration.

Distributed File Systems

Practical experience or exposure to distributed file systems such as Weka, CEPH, GPFS, or HDFS.

Agile Tooling

Experience with the Atlassian Suite of tools, including Jira for task tracking and Confluence for technical documentation.

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About Nyla Technology Solutions

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry.

We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,

Taking Care of All of You

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave.

That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!

SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1!

Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.

To learn more about Nyla's culture and our exceptional benefit packages click here.

Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.