Sphinx Defense

Infrastructure Deployment Manager

El Segundo, CA

No sponsorshipDetected 6 days ago

TypeScriptGitKubernetesTerraformAnsibleDevOpsCybersecurityProcurementLeadershipCollaboration

About the role

You'll be the technical bridge between infrastructure vendors and our internal engineering teams, ensuring new hardware is received, validated, configured, and ready for software deployment.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working hands-on with enterprise hardware, virtualization, networking, and systems administration while collaborating closely with software engineers, DevOps, and external vendors.

Sphinx is hiring an Infrastructure Deployment Manager to build and maintain the infrastructure that powers our software development environments.
Maintain hardware configuration consistency across multiple development sites and subcontractor environments.
Partner with external systems integrators throughout infrastructure procurement, installation, and acceptance testing.
Document infrastructure standards, configurations, and deployment procedures to support repeatable implementations.
Collaborate with engineering and cybersecurity teams to maintain secure, reliable, and scalable IT infrastructure.
At Sphinx Defense, we are devoted to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.
CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY - This position requires eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Have 8+ years of experience administering enterprise IT infrastructure, server environments, or data center operations.
Have experience with enterprise networking concepts including VLANs, switching, routing fundamentals, and storage infrastructure (SAN/NAS).
Have experience documenting infrastructure standards and maintaining consistent system configurations.
Have experience achieving and maintaining accredited classified systems through DoW (Department of War) or Intelligence Community Risk Management Frameworks (RMF).
Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance.
Must be a US Citizen.

Experience supporting government, defense, or classified computing environments.
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or SaltStack.
Experience supporting Kubernetes, GitLab Runners, or containerized development environments.
Previous experience working with enterprise systems integrators or large-scale infrastructure deployments.
Experience working within secure development environments or multi-site engineering organizations.

Expect talented, motivated, and interesting colleagues who emphasize collaboration, transparency, and individual responsibility.
Commission bare-metal servers, storage, and networking equipment into fully operational development environments.
Configure virtualization platforms such as VMware ESXi or KVM and establish standardized infrastructure baselines.
Deploy and configure enterprise storage solutions (SAN/NAS), VLANs, operating systems, and foundational networking services.

This role is between $123,000 and $165,000 base salary.
includes competitive salary, meaningful equity ownership, profit sharing, employer 401(k) contribution, and 100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.

Compensation includes competitive salary, meaningful equity ownership, profit sharing, employer 401(k) contribution, and 100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.

This role is responsible for standing up production-ready compute, storage, networking, and virtualization platforms that enable our engineering teams to deliver mission-critical software for national security programs.

Hold an active Secret Security Clearance and are eligible to obtain TS/SCI (or are willing and able to obtain one, if applicable)

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