Senior/Principal Infrastructure Engineer / DC (Washington)

Washington, District of ColumbiaOnsiteDirect Hire$175k - $250kWe're partnering with an early-stage company building mission-critical software used in complex, real-world environments. This is a full-time opportunity based in Washington, DC (onsite) for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer who enjoys building platforms from the ground up. You'll work heavily with Linux, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure (AWS), Infrastructure as Code, networking, and automation while helping shape the technical foundation of a rapidly growing engineering organization.This is an opportunity to become one of the first dedicated infrastructure engineers at a company where infrastructure is a strategic advantage - not a support function. You'll have significant ownership over architecture, developer tooling, reliability, deployment pipelines, and production operations while working alongside a small team of highly technical engineers.Required Skills & Experience5+ years of Infrastructure, Platform, SRE, or DevOps Engineering experience Clearance eligible Experience with Kubernetes in production environments Hands-on AWS experience (or comparable public cloud) Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform or similar tools Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines Strong scripting or programming experience (Python, Go, Bash, etc.) Experience with observability, monitoring, and production troubleshooting Solid understanding of networking fundamentals and distributed systemsDesired Skills & ExperienceSecret clearance or higher Experience at startups or high-growth product companies Experience designing scalable internal platforms Security-minded approach to infrastructure Experience supporting software engineering teams Familiarity with GitOps, container platforms, or service mesh technologies Previous experience at companies such as Palantir, Anduril, Scale AI, OpenAI, or similar mission-driven technology organizationsYou will receive the following benefits:Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance PTO and Paid Holidays Equity / Stock Options 401(k)#LI-SU1