Innovative Defense Technologies
Senior Cloud & Hybrid Network Engineer - JobID-0265
$135K–$273K
Arlington, Virginia · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of full-time professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be able to obtain or maintain an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.
About the job
Designs and manages secure cloud, on-premise, and hybrid network architectures that connect classified environments, legacy virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, and tactical systems.
What you'll do
- Architect secure networking across IL-5 and IL-6 cloud enclaves and classified on-premise environments.
- Manage hybrid VM connectivity and Kubernetes networking across isolated systems.
- Support cross-domain data flow and modernization of tactical combat systems into microservices and cloud-native deployments.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of full-time professional experience.
- Experience configuring cloud networking and security, specifically in government or classified regions.
- Deep understanding of virtual networking, routing, and more than two networking protocols.
- Hands-on Kubernetes networking experience and experience managing networking for legacy VMs and containerized workloads.
Nice to have
- Azure experience; direct Navy combat system network experience, specifically Aegis or SSDS.
- Active U.S. Government security clearance (Secret or above); IaC experience with Terraform or Ansible.
Pay
$135,000 - $231,000 USD base salary; $164,000 - $273,000 USD base salary
Tools
Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Jira, VMWare vSphere, ExpressRoute
AI focus
Familiarity with Agentic AI methodologies and Large Language Models (LLMs) is preferred; AI is not described as a core job duty.
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