Infrastructure Architect Redondo

Infrastructure Architect

Department: Information Technology

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Redondo Beach

Compensation: $140,000 - $180,000 / year

Impulse is seeking a Infrastructure Architect to define, design, and scale a secure, high-performance, multi-site infrastructure supporting aerospace and defense operations.

This is a hands‑on architecture leadership role responsible for the end‑to‑end design of systems that power launch, test, and engineering environments while meeting CMMC, NIST 800‑171, and ITAR requirements.

You will serve as the technical authority across compute, storage, and network domains, designing for availability, security, and compliance while enabling rapid growth. This position partners directly with the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) to translate regulatory controls into practical, high‑assurance designs and implementations.

Ideal candidates have deep experience building mission‑critical systems in aerospace, launch, or other high‑reliability sectors where performance, safety, and compliance converge.

• Architect and document multi‑site infrastructure across compute, storage, and network domains for corporate, engineering, test, and flight environments.
• Lead the design and implementation of multi‑zone, high‑availability architectures that support real‑time operations and telemetry workloads.
• Develop network segmentation and isolation strategies for IT, OT, and flight systems that ensure both performance and compliance.
• Drive infrastructure modernization initiatives spanning hyper‑converged compute, data center expansion, and hybrid cloud (Azure, AWS, or Gov Cloud).
• Design and manage global network topologies using BGP, IPsec, and redundant transport links (wave fiber, dark fiber) for zero‑downtime continuity between sites.
• Partner closely with the ISSM to ensure system architectures align with NIST 800‑171, CMMC, and ITAR standards.
• Translate control requirements into technical enforcement mechanisms such as segmentation, privileged access, encryption, and auditing.
• Provide detailed system architecture input to the System Security Plan (SSP), boundary diagrams, and accreditation documentation.
• Collaborate with the ISSM on POA&M resolution, vulnerability remediation, and infrastructure‑level mitigations.
• Architect ground‑to‑air and telemetry communication systems integrating flight and test assets into secure, compliant data environments.
• Define and maintain disaster recovery and continuity of operations (COOP) strategies for mission systems.
• Lead post‑incident root cause analysis and drive architectural improvements for reliability and security.
• Partner with Facilities on data center design, including power, cooling, rack layouts, and monitoring integration.
• Mentor engineers and architects in scalable, secure, and compliant infrastructure design practices.
• Represent IT Infrastructure in cross‑functional architecture reviews, policy discussions, and compliance audits.

• 15+ years of progressive infrastructure experience, including 5+ years in an architecture or technical leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience architecting multi‑site, mission‑critical systems supporting test, launch, or flight operations.
• Deep technical expertise in:
  • Virtualization and compute: VMware, Hyper‑V, or Proxmox
  • Networking: BGP, OSPF, VRRP, VLAN and micro segmentation
  • Hybrid cloud integration:
    Azure, AWS, or Gov Cloud
  • Storage and backup:
    Net App, TrueNAS, Veeam, or equivalent
• Experienced working knowledge of CMMC, NIST 800‑171, or other compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrated partnership with ISSM/ISSO teams and experience mapping technical controls to compliance objectives.
• Experience designing or managing data center infrastructure (power distribution, UPS, HVAC, rack density).
• Experience with firewall and segmentation design across mixed vendor environments (Palo Alto, Cisco, Mikro Tik).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex architectures to both engineers and executives.

• Aerospace, launch, or test‑site infrastructure experience with flight‑critical or telemetry systems
• Leadership of mixed IT/OT…