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Early-hire / Infrastructure Engineer / DC

Motion Recruitment Partners, LLCWashington, DC🇺🇸United StatesPosted 17 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This is an incredible opportunity to join an early engineering team at a rapidly growing defense technology company, where you'll have significant ownership in building and scaling cutting-edge AI infrastructure from the ground up. You'll experience substantial technical growth and influence architecture while working with modern tools like AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform in a highly secure, hybrid environment. If you're a mid-senior Infrastructure Engineer with a passion for cloud-native solutions and a desire to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
Washington, DC, United States
Posted
5 weeks ago
RustAWSArgoCDHelmKubernetesPythonTerraform

Job Description

A rapidly growing defense technology company in the DC area (VA) is hiring a full-time Infrastructure Engineer to help build and scale cloud infrastructure supporting next-generation AI platforms. This is a hybrid opportunity (2-3 days onsite) focused on AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, Rust, CI/CD, and cloud-native infrastructure in a highly secure environment.

This is an opportunity to join an early engineering team where you'll help define the infrastructure from the ground up rather than inherit legacy systems. You'll have significant ownership, strong technical growth, and the opportunity to influence architecture as the team expands.

Required Skills & Experience
  • 5+ years of experience building cloud infrastructure in AWS
  • Clearance Eligible
  • Strong Kubernetes experience
  • Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools
  • Experience developing automation in Python, Rust, or Go
  • CI/CD pipeline experience
  • Experience supporting production cloud environments
  • Strong Linux fundamentals
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance

Desired Skills & Experience
  • Secret Clearance or above
  • AWS GovCloud
  • Helm, ArgoCD, or Flux
  • CMMC or FedRAMP experience
  • Experience in defense

You will receive the following benefits:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Vacation Time
  • Equity

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