Infrastructure Engineer (Mid/Sr)

About Nava

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2015, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve highly scrutinized technology modernization challenges.

 

As a client services company, we guide agencies constrained by legacy systems to a future with sharp user experiences built on secure, reliable, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure. We bill for our time, offering our expertise and problem-solving approach to help our government partners enhance their digital products and services. People are at the heart of our work, from members of the public who rely on benefit programs to government agency staff. Through human-centered design and modern engineering best practices, we help our government partners understand user needs and deliver on their missions more effectively. This focus gives everyone at Nava the opportunity to do work that is meaningful, impactful, and deeply connected to public good.

 

Please note: the level of the role will be determined by Nava leadership based on experience and skillset.

Position summary 

The Infrastructure Engineer will work on cross functional teams to build scalable infrastructure for our government -- designing, implementing, and delivering services that millions of Americans depend on. As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you may be responsible for technical leadership of platform infrastructure projects supporting dev teams and large-scale systems with a strong focus on automation, organization, and communication. Your work enables application development teams to run effectively in the cloud to deliver users a modern experience.

You will be responsible for delivering on client requirements as well as providing long-term oversight and vision to help shape future work. Your strong cross-functional communication skills will complement your technical leadership skills to provide the highest value for government systems.

What you'll do

Building infrastructure as code and DevOps pipelines and reviewing solutions built by others on the team

Researching and analyzing technical solutions

Maintaining and enhancing documentation using various engineering tools 

Managing integrated systems used by the client

Completing work received from application teams

Proactively identifying blockers, risks, and issues, proposing solutions or escalating as appropriateResearching, selecting, and creating new automation tools or frameworksImplementing automation for a variety of cloud resources

Designing initial architecture or changes to architecture for a project

Documenting and communicating architecture, technical solution plans, rollout plans and project updates to stakeholders

Collaborating with stakeholders to incorporate their feedback

Identifying stakeholders and obtaining buy-in

Tracking stakeholders’ technical tasks to keep the project on schedule

Ensuring any issues or blockers that develop are addressed and resolved

Identifying gaps and closing them

Staying ahead of staffing issues, ensuring that hiring through subcontractors is efficient

Escalating to program manager any concerns raised

Building client trust by being available as a sounding board for questions or issues

Performing code and technical reviews

Facilitating meetings

Establishing engineering norms and practices and ensuring compliance

Collaborating with teammates to identify and determine solutions

Teaching teammates how to manage time, projects and be productive

Serving in the on call rotation

Facilitating post-mortems after incidents

Respond to tickets or routing tickets to the appropriate engineer

Applying patches and updates to operating systems and libraries

Required skills

Minimum of 5 years of experience as an Infrastructure Engineer or mix of Software Engineering

A Bachelor's Degree (in any discipline) or four years of experience in lieu of a degree

Experience managing different systems (e.g Windows Server, Linux CLI) and automating repetitive tasks

Experience training and mentoring engineers

Scripting (python, Go, Javascript)

Experience designing CI/CD and other workflow automation spanning multiple systems

Incident handling and followup (root cause analyses, etc)

Knowledge of cloud primitives (VPC, ACL, Route Tables, Security Groups, Images)

Experience running asynchronous jobs, e.g. using services like ECS or Lambda

Ability to use the command line to achieve practical aims, e.g. navigating the shell; moving and downloading files from external servers; searching and parsing files for information; and running queries

Advanced ability to contribute and update existing code and/or Infrastructure as Code

A thoughtful, adaptive, and collaborative mindset/understanding of networks, protocols, and multi-service architectures

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, technical and otherwise

An interest in and familiarity with one or more of the following areas: Cloud Infrastructure, cloud architecture, IT service management, Unix/Linux, scripting, networking, or security

Able to follow and establish, when needed, standard operating procedures.

Compensation
$127,800—$135,900 USD

Other requirements

All roles at Nava require the following:

Legal authorization to work in the United States

Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired

Work authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future

May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract

 

Perks working with Nava

Health coverage — comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans to support your overall health needs

Insurance coverage — Nava provides disability, life, and accidental death insurance at no cost

Time off — vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating holidays to rest and recharge

Company holidays — enjoy 12 paid federal holidays each year on top of your regular PTO

Annual bonus — when Nava meets its goals, eligible employees receive a performance-based annual bonus

Parental leave — paid time off for new parents, plus weekly meals delivered to your home

Wellness program — full platform offering physical, mental, & emotional health resources & support tools

Virtual care — see doctors online with no copay through UnitedHealthcare’s virtual visit program

Sabbatical leave — earn extended unpaid leave after continuous service for personal growth or rest

401(k) match — Nava matches 4% of your salary to support your retirement savings plan

Flexible work — remote-first environment with flexibility built around your schedule and responsibilities

Home office setup — company laptop & setup assistance provided via Staples for remote work needs

Utility support — monthly reimbursement to help offset eligible home office utility expenses

Learning opportunities — internal training programs and resources to help grow your professional skills

Development opportunities — LinkedIn Learning access & an annual allowance for courses, tuition, & certs 

Referral bonus — get rewarded when you refer great people who join the Nava team

Commuter benefits — pre-tax commuter programs to support in-office travel when applicable

Supportive culture — A collaborative and remote-friendly team environment where people genuinely care

 

Location

We have fully remote options if you reside in one of the following states: 

 

Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin

 

*If you are not living in one of the states listed above, unfortunately, you will not be considered for a position at this time. 

 

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Please contact the recruiting team at recruiting@navapbc.com if you would like to request reasonable accommodation during the application or interviewing process.  

 

We participate in E-Verify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. This role requires you to work from the contiguous United States. 

 

Equal Employment Opportunity

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