Infrastructure as Code; IaC Automation Engineer

Sci Tec, Inc. is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense. We support customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver unique, world-class data exploitation capabilities.

Important Notice: Sci Tec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. Sci Tec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.

Sci Tec has an immediate opportunity for a talented engineer to support our programs delivering Next-Generation Missile Warning software. This is a unique opportunity to join a small business delivering core capabilities for National defense. You will work within a fast-paced team delivering end-to-end software processing of Overhead Persistent Infra Red (OPIR) sensor data for Missile Warning, Missile Defense, Battlespace Awareness, and Technical Intelligence.

We are seeking an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain automated infrastructure solutions that demonstrate reliability, consistency, and scalability across mission-critical environments. This role is part of the IaaS team and focuses on automation-first infrastructure delivery, reducing manual operations and enabling rapid, repeatable provisioning of compute, storage, and networking resources.

The ideal candidate is a strong infrastructure engineer with a software mindset who enjoys building durable automation and improving operational efficiency.

• Design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions for IaaS environments
• Automate provisioning and configuration of compute, storage, networking, and virtualization resources
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules for infrastructure automation
• Support IaC workflows using tools such as Terraform or similar
• Integrate IaC automation into CI/CD pipelines to enable versioned, tested infrastructure changes
• Collaborate with network, systems, platform, and security teams to translate infrastructure requirements into code
• Enforce infrastructure standards, consistency, and best practices through automation
• Support infrastructure lifecycle activities including builds, upgrades, patches, and decommissioning
• Troubleshoot and remediate automation failures and infrastructure drift
• Develop and maintain documentation, runbooks, and automation standards
• Support security and compliance requirements in a regulated environment
• Participate in Agile planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)

• 4+ years of professional experience in infrastructure engineering, automation, or Dev Ops roles
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code
• Strong experience with automation tools such as Ansible
• Experience working with Linux systems
• Experience scripting in Bash, Python, or similar languages
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Detail-oriented and able to own work through completion
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
• Ability to work on-site at the customer location

Candidates who have any of the following skills will be preferred:

• Experience with Terraform or similar declarative IaC tools
• Experience automating virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere)
• Experience automating network and storage infrastructure
• Experience with cloud or hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, Gov Cloud)
• Familiarity with configuration drift detection and remediation
• Experience integrating IaC with CI/CD pipelines (Git Lab CI, Jenkins)
• Experience working in government or secure environments
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows and infrastructure version control
• Experience writing reusable, modular automation…