Infrastructure Engineer (Software)

Nava - Infrastructure Engineer

About Nava: Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2013, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve technology modernization challenges.

Role Overview: You will build scalable infrastructure for government services that millions of Americans depend on, working within the government ecosystem alongside contractors and civil servants. This role involves modernizing legacy systems while operating in a regulated environment with compliance requirements and existing constraints.

Location: Remote position available in: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with cross-functional teams to deliver on project requirements
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automate procedural tasks
• Build and maintain Terraform Infrastructure as Code and GitHub Actions workflows
• Code, manage, configure, and maintain AWS services for performance and reliability
• Identify and propose infrastructure solutions to address client needs
• Join on-call rotation as first line of defense during production issues
• Update documentation, runbooks, and make infrastructure best practice recommendations
• Support hiring activities including interviews and referrals

Qualifications:

• Experience maintaining medium or large-scale production systems using Infrastructure as Code
• Broad experience with AWS cloud offerings and Unix/Linux/Windows systems
• Proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or other IaC and automation tools
• Scripting abilities in Python, JavaScript, Ruby, or Bash
• Minimum 5 years of experience
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline or 4 years of equivalent experience
• Strong problem-solving abilities and strategic thinking around technical trade-offs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship

Compensation & Benefits: $120,600 - $135,900 annually Comprehensive health coverage, 401(k) match (4%), annual performance bonus, parental leave, sabbatical leave after continuous service, and professional development budget.