IT Infrastructure Engineer

About the Position

Neros is a defense technology company dedicated to rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and focused on closing the gap between design and deployment. As drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy.

We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years. We are seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Engineer to design and maintain the cloud and on-premise infrastructure supporting advanced defense technology systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure cloud infrastructure using Microsoft 365, Azure, and AWS to support defense technology platforms and mission-critical operations.
• Partner with the Security Lead on SIEM operations, NIST 800-171 compliance evidence, and security tooling integration.
• Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure system health, visibility, and rapid response to outages and performance issues.
• Manage system patching and updates using endpoint and infrastructure management tools, ensuring systems remain secure and up to date.
• Proactively monitor infrastructure and services, responding to alerts and performance degradation to maintain high availability and reliability.
• Provide advanced L3/L4 technical support for bare metal servers, Linux environments, and mission-critical infrastructure.
• Administer and support SQL Server environments, including performance tuning, maintenance plans, and access management.
• Develop and maintain automated backup solutions, including incremental snapshots and retention policies across cloud and on-premise systems.
• Architect and support disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity strategies, including failover planning, backup validation, and recovery testing.
• Administer and support virtualization platforms (Hyper-V, VMware), including clustering, replication, and high availability configurations.
• Plan and execute virtualization migrations and infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime.
• Identify and prioritize automation opportunities based on operational pain points and system inefficiencies.

Requirements

• Experience at a defense technology startup or fast-paced, high-growth technology company.
• Hands-on SIEM implementation or tuning experience (Splunk, Sentinel, etc.).
• Direct experience preparing for or operating under NIST 800-171, CMMC, or similar defense compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker containerization, and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform.
• Familiarity with segmented network architectures and hybrid on-premise/cloud environments.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $112,500 - $157,500 USD per year.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity to work in a cutting-edge defense technology company.

About the Company

Neros is committed to delivering advanced defense technology systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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