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Sphinx Defense

Infrastructure Deployment Manager

Sphinx Defense · Chantilly, VA

Posted about 3 months ago

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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.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
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

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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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