Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Public Sector
Reston, VA, USA · Full-time · Posted Jul 9, 2026
- Experience
- 2 years in software development, or 1 year with an advanced degree; 2 years deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting infrastructure or large-scale distributed systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Deploys, configures, secures, and troubleshoots air-gapped sovereign cloud platforms and their core infrastructure for public-sector environments.
What you'll do
- Plan and execute deployment work, manage priorities, and contribute to system design with guidance.
- Deploy and configure Google Distributed Cloud and infrastructure hardware, including networks, storage, servers, and HSMs.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and use scripting and automation to improve deployments and reduce toil.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages, or 1 year with an advanced degree.
- 2 years of experience deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting infrastructure or large-scale distributed systems.
- Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance and willingness to undergo a polygraph.
Nice to have
- Experience with Linux/Unix, Kubernetes, network administration, infrastructure-as-code, or automation tools.
- Experience with data-center hardware and knowledge of STIG, group policies, or secure-environment hardening.
Pay
US: $147000 - $211000 (USD) base salary
Tools
Google Distributed Cloud (GDC), Linux/Unix, Kubernetes, LAN/WAN, infrastructure-as-code, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG)
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