Specialized Roles:
Edge Infrastructure Integration Engineer
Job in
Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia, 22170, USA
Listing for:
KFORM Defense
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-11-11
Job specializations:
-
IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity
Job Description & How to Apply Below
At Kform, we build the digital fabric that links engineering to the production floor. If you love automating networks, integrating edge devices, and closing the loop between OT and enterprise systems, this role is for you.
What challenges will you take on?
Architect resilient physical and logical systems for offices, labs, factories, and field sites — on‑prem, at the edge, and with intermittent connectivity.
Build & Operate switches, firewalls, wireless, servers, endpoints, gateways, and identity/access platforms.
Segment & Route traffic with clear addressing, access paths, and data flows across IT, OT, test systems, and external services.
Automate infrastructure, networks, access, and deployments as code; create provisioning, configuration, validation, backup, and recovery pipelines.
Control Change with Git‑based reviews, approvals, reproducible builds, configuration baselines, and rollback strategies.
Integrate manufacturing equipment, sensors, controllers, edge computers, and test rigs with engineering, ERP, quality, and other business apps; define interfaces and coordinate APIs/services.
Uplift Reliability via device onboarding, inventory, configuration, patching, monitoring, backup, and recovery that respect uptime and safety constraints.
Protect controlled unclassified and export‑controlled information through sound boundaries, access controls, logging, and documented evidence with cybersecurity and program owners.
Debug across networks, OSes, devices, automation, and application interfaces; validate integrations in labs and on the production line.
Document network diagrams, inventories, interface definitions, configuration records, runbooks, and changes; support the quality management system.
Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, quality, cybersecurity, software, and IT to plan deployments and resolve operational issues.
Is this your background?
Degree in IT, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar — or equivalent experience.
Professional experience building and supporting networked infrastructure and systems.
Expertise in TCP/IP, switching, routing, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, and segmentation.
Hands‑on with infrastructure as code, configuration management, and scripting/automation; confident using Git to manage definitions/changes and troubleshoot both automation and infrastructure.
Admin experience with Windows and/or Linux, IAM, monitoring, backups, and recovery.
History integrating physical devices/equipment with networks and applications; comfortable specifying and verifying data flows and interfaces.
Track record owning changes end‑to‑end — design, implement, validate, document, and hand off to operations.
Clear technical communicator who can troubleshoot across IT/OT boundaries.
Bonus points
Ansible, Terraform or Open Tofu, Power Shell, Python, or similar tools.
Industrial networking, PLCs, SCADA, MES, manufacturing test systems, edge gateways.
Integrations across CAD/PLM, ERP, quality, manufacturing, and test via APIs or vendor connectors.
Experience in defense, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or other controlled information environments.
NIST SP 800‑171, CMMC, NIST SP 800‑82, plus documenting controls and audit evidence.
Secure/gov cloud exposure, Microsoft 365 GCC High, and hybrid infrastructure.
Designing for disconnected or intermittently connected deployments and tight maintenance windows.
How we work
Turn operational, security, and production needs into deliverable architectures.
Write clean automation, peer‑review changes, test deployments, and recover to known‑good states when needed.
Balance rigorous security with equipment reliability, production continuity, and safety.
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