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Lead Infrastructure Engineer Security Clearance

Job in Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia, 20163, USA
Listing for: BAE Systems
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-13
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 153377 - 260743 USD Yearly USD 153377.00 260743.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Lead Infrastructure Engineer with Security Clearance
Job Description BAE Systems is seeking an experienced Senior Lead Infrastructure Engineer to work collaboratively to support a hybrid cloud environment, providing technical leadership to manage Tier-2 support for multi-cloud (AWS, Azure GCC-High, Google and Oracle) and on-prem environments while ensuring a secure and reliable operational environment. This position will work closely with subject matter experts and development (Dev Sec Ops ) teams to deliver high quality solutions.
In terms of Tier-2 Support, this leadership roles entails the following:
* Ability to maintain operational readiness for all accredited systems and assist the adoption of advanced engineering for production systems across multi-cloud cloud platforms and on-premises infrastructure.

* Oversee helpdesk functions to provide timely assistance to end-users

* Provide full life cycle management for engineering support to all endpoints, including desktop/ laptop, patching, etc.

* Experience with anticipatory monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolution of complex incidents escalated from Tier-0/1 support.

* Oversee security monitoring, vulnerability assessment and management, and risk mitigation.

* Ability to oversee ICD-503 compliance requirements, security and resilient operations for critical IT infrastructure and services.

* Manage traditional network engineering tasks such as VLAN management, configuration backups, and real-time device monitoring.

* Conduct regular performance assessments of lT systems and proactively identify opportunities for improvement or remediation

* Perform other traditional IT maintenance, including:
* Network device monitoring, performance optimization, and configuration management.

* Endpoint lifecycle tasks such as provisioning, imaging, patching, and hardware replacement

* Routine infrastructure management, including power, cooling, and hardware lifecycle

* This leadership role requires technical acumen, strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset: activities will include achieving daily O&M objectives to achieve highly reliable operational results; coaching and reviewing the work of lower-level technical staff; and collaborating with subject matter experts and government personnel on a technical level, requiring deep technical knowledge. Required Education, Experience, & Skills
* 10 or more years of direct IT management experience
* BA, MS or MBA in a related field (Computer Science, Engineering, IT Management, Businesses Management, Economics, or Finance.
* Additionally, direct managerial experience of Tier 2 (Tier 3 would be a plus).
* Experience in system administration, network engineering, cloud engineering, and cybersecurity with an emphasis on security compliance. Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
* Any of the following certifications:
Security+, CySA+, CASP+, CISSP, CCSP, CCNP, Network+
* Experience administering physical and digital infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment.
* Intermediate certifications from Cloud Service Providers AWS and Azure.
* Experience provisioning and managing resources within IaaS/Cloud infrastructures (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, etc.).
* Experience working with VMWare and maintaining the underlying physical host environment
* Experience migrating applications into a cloud hosted environment
* Experience with security tools and practices related to Dev Sec Ops  (e.g., SAST, DAST, IAST)
* Experience and general knowledge of compliance standards (e.g., OWASP, NIST) and ICD-503 standards
* Experience with automated provisioning and configuration tools like Bicep, Terraform, Cloud Formation, Chef, Puppet, Ansible or similar technologies.
* Understanding of container security and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes). Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $153377 - $260743

Please note:

This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

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