Site Reliability Engineer
About The Position
As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will support and sustain a production Kubernetes-based platform operating within the Intelligence Community. The role includes platform operations, infrastructure maintenance, software upgrades, troubleshooting, incident response, and other operational support activities, while contributing to automation and continuous improvement. You will work with cloud-native technologies supporting mission systems deployed on AWS-based infrastructure, including Kubernetes, OpenShift, Amazon EKS, Terraform, and Helm. The position supports highly visible national security mission requirements and provides an opportunity to develop skills in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes administration, Infrastructure-as-Code, and automation.
Requirements
- Experience operating and supporting production containerized Kubernetes-based infrastructure, including Kubernetes administration, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
- Experience with AWS cloud environments, Red Hat OpenShift, and Amazon EKS.
- Experience deploying and managing Infrastructure-as-Code solutions, including Terraform, and deploying and managing containerized applications using Helm.
- Experience developing automation and scripting solutions using Bash or Python, and supporting software upgrades, patching, operational requests, and incident response activities.
- Knowledge of Linux operating systems, networking concepts, and database concepts.
- Ability to work independently, demonstrate initiative, and communicate effectively with customers.
- TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
- Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field.
- CompTIA Security+ certification.
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or an AWS certification such as Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting Intelligence Community or Department of Defense environments.
- Experience supporting platform operations and sustainment in production environments.
- Experience supporting troubleshooting and outage response for large-scale systems.
- Experience implementing automation to streamline deployments, upgrades, and operational processes.
- Experience developing monitoring and alerting improvements to proactively identify issues.
- Experience supporting Infrastructure-as-Code and cloud-native platform environments.
- Knowledge of change management, operational support, and IT service management processes.
- Strong customer engagement and communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Operate and support production containerized Kubernetes infrastructure and administer Kubernetes environments.
- Perform platform operations and infrastructure maintenance.
- Support software upgrades, patching, operational requests, troubleshooting, and incident response.
- Deploy and manage Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform.
- Deploy and manage containerized applications using Helm.
- Develop automation and scripting solutions using Bash or Python.
- Help drive automation and continuous improvement in platform operations.
- Support and sustain mission systems deployed on AWS-based infrastructure.
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
- Paid leave.
- Professional development.
- Tuition assistance.
- Work-life programs.
- Dependent care.
- Recognition awards program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
