Scoutai
Senior IT Infrastructure & Security Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA · Senior · Full-time
No sponsorship$171k-$800kDetected 11 days ago
PythonBashAWSAzureLinuxCybersecurityFirewallCommunicationAdaptability
About the role
- You'll be our first dedicated networking hire, owning the entire stack from network architecture and data segmentation to device management and IT operations.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure network architecture that protects CUI and enforces network segmentation per NIST SP 800-171
- Build and maintain CMMC-compliant infrastructure: access controls, encryption, monitoring, and audit logging
- Develop and maintain Scout's System Security Plan
- Implement network hardening, intrusion detection, and threat monitoring
- manage firewall rules and VPNs
- Provision and manage employee devices
- maintain OS patches, software updates, and hardware refresh cycles
- Design and roll out identity management with automated provisioning
- Provide hands-on support for employee IT issues and help desk ticket triage
- Build infrastructure-as-code solutions to automate provisioning, configuration, and scaling
Requirements
- 7+ years hands-on network and infrastructure engineering in enterprise or defense environments
- Infrastructure-as-code proficiency
- comfort with multiple operating systems
- Experience with identity and access management
- ability to explain technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- ability to obtain DoD security clearance
- CMMC and/or NIST SP 800-171 implementation
- Linux and Windows system administration; comfort with multiple operating systems
- Python or Bash scripting; automation-first mindset
- Deep understanding of network segmentation, access control, encryption, and compliance-driven architecture
- Strong documentation discipline and meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills; ability to explain technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Startup or scale-up infrastructure experience
- Experience building internal tools or scripts that scale operational efficiency
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident; ability to obtain DoD security clearance
- Work on the world's most important frontier, ensuring U.S. and allied dominance in the age of intelligent machines
Compensation
- The stated salary range below represents an estimated base pay only and reflects consideration of multiple compensation factors.
- Final salary offers may differ depending on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience or training background, specialized skills, and business needs.
- US Salary Range
- $175,000 - $225,000 USD
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package including base salary and bonus.
- Meaningful equity
- Premium medical, dental, and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution
- Competitive PTO and company holiday calendar
- Most full-time positions also include highly competitive equity awards, which form part of Scout AI's overall compensation package.
- In addition, Scout AI provides comprehensive, top-tier benefits to full-time employees.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen or permanent resident; ability to obtain DoD security clearance
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