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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days Sphinx Defense's roles stay open a median of 83 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 60% of Sphinx Defense's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Sphinx Defense
- high 25 stale, 0 reposted of 25 open
- Hiring momentum
- 34 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-25
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Sphinx Defense's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Sphinx Defense.
About this role
The IT Infrastructure Deployment Manager at Sphinx is responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure that supports software development for national security programs. This role involves working hands-on with enterprise hardware, configuring virtualization platforms, and ensuring that development environments are secure and operational. The manager will collaborate closely with engineering teams and external vendors to ensure infrastructure readiness and consistency across multiple sites.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Sphinx Defense as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years of experience administering enterprise IT infrastructure, server environments, or data center operations
- Experience building, configuring, and managing multi-rack server environments supporting software development or automated testing
- Hands-on experience commissioning enterprise hardware from initial delivery through operational deployment
- Experience configuring virtualization technologies such as VMware ESXi, KVM, or similar hypervisors
- Experience with enterprise networking concepts including VLANs, switching, routing fundamentals, and storage infrastructure (SAN/NAS)
- Experience supporting infrastructure deployments across multiple locations or geographically distributed environments
Nice to have
- 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
- Familiarity with automated software build environments or 'software factory' infrastructure
What you get
- Competitive salary
- Meaningful equity ownership
- Profit sharing
- Employer 401(k) contribution
- 100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
Worth weighing
- Role requires approximately 30% travel depending on program needs
- No specific mention of remote work options
- Stack includes enterprise hardware and virtualization technologies, which may be seen as legacy by some
- Position requires eligibility for a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance, which may limit candidate pool
Summarised from Sphinx Defense's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Sphinx Defense on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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