Forward Deployed Engineer - Security Clearance Required

Virtru•Honolulu, HI

34d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Virtru, you will play a pivotal role in driving continuous improvements in observability, performance, and reliability across our platform infrastructure. Your mission will be to enhance the operational excellence of our systems, making a significant impact on data privacy and security initiatives within the federal government sector.

Requirements

Active U.S. TS/SCI Clearance required, w/ Full Scope preferred
Minimum of 5+ years of experience as a cloud engineer, demonstrating a strong understanding of SRE principles for highly scalable and reliable systems.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
Proficiency in DevSecOps practices, with experience in source code repositories and CI/CD pipeline solutions such as Team Foundation Server/Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, and GitHub.
Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and best practices for managing cloud infrastructure.
Familiarity with containerization, Kubernetes (k8s) and orchestration tooling such as OpenShift, Rancher, and Helm.
Ability to excel both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
Effective communication and collaboration skills with the on-site customer and the support team.
Willingness to work onsite 3-5 days per week in Columbia, MD.

Nice To Haves

Thinking outside of the box to respectfully challenge your teammates and managers in the pursuit of excellence
Strong sense of urgency with an action-oriented mindset
Able to collaborate and adapt to shifting priorities as business needs evolve
Comfortable with asynchronous communication including slack, email, zoom, etc.

Responsibilities

Monitor platform and containerized applications to ensure optimal performance and availability.
Identify and mitigate performance and availability risks and issues in real-time.
Contribute to the development and optimization of core platform functions to establish a robust infrastructure.
Collaborate closely with internal teams and government clients on a daily basis.