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Site Reliability Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems

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Top Secret/SCI
$103,254 - $111,724
Unspecified
Engineering - Systems
Pittsburgh, PA (On-Site/Office)

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience is required plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Site Reliability Engineer. This position provides an opportunity to further advance the cutting-edge technology that supports some of our nation's core defense/intelligence services and systems. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

• Configures, and administers cloud computing technologies, infrastructure, and applications to meet the organizations requirements
• Assists and supports the design, deployment, management, and operation of scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems in the cloud by working directly with the stakeholders
• Lead and perform the installation and configuration of cloud management applications by leading medium to large sized efforts
• Develops, and designs software automation and scripts to orchestrate cloud and virtualization technologies with defined scope, schedule and expectations
• Views and analyzes summary data on cloud resource deployment and takes appropriate action
• Monitors requests and key metrics for cloud resources, as well as the performance of systems in the cloud and directs remediation
• Troubleshoots issues and plans for future cloud capacity requirements. Develops roadmap and business case for capacity growth
• Identifies, manages and resolves cloud computing security risks and implements best practices as applied within a cloud environment
• Provides subject matter expert technical support to customers using Cloud Platform products, solutions and APIs
• Identifies and documents product bugs and feature requests and works with internal support teams, external providers, as well as customers to implement effective solutions
• Supports and leads the evaluation of new service offerings from Cloud Service Providers to determine potential usage by GDMS
• May provide work direction to other employees as a technical lead

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Proficient understanding of AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and/or Azure
• Proficient understanding of AWS or Azure service offerings
• Proficient understanding of virtualization technologies: Server, Storage, Networking
• Proficient understanding of computer programming languages: C, C Sharp, C++, Perl, PHP, and Python
• Proficient understanding of scripting languages, and software and infrastructure automation skills
• Detailed and fully proficient knowledge of technology trends and champions new ideas and product and process improvements
• Experience administering systems in a virtualized Cloud environment based on VMware vRealize, vCloud Director, and NSX technologies
• Strong understanding of security, risk and compliance frameworks, disaster recovery, high availability architectures, hardware, operating systems and networking connectivity
• Experience creating templates with CloudFormation, and similar technologies
• Shows initiative on assignments, and professionally executes projects with very little direction, or can provide direction and leadership to technical teams
• Proficient ability to handle significant responsibility, leadership and accountability while executing complex assignments
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
• Lean-Agile mindset Proficient in the understanding and becoming familiar with the Lean-Agile mindset
• Lean-Agile principles and practices (includes DevSecOps, Scurm, SAFe, and Kanban) Proficient knowledge of the Lean-Agile principles and practices (includes DevSecOps, Scurm, SAFe, and Kanban.

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Target salary range: USD $103,254.00/Yr. - USD $111,724.00/Yr. This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
group id: 10379933

Platforms: Smarter - Missions: Smarter

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Bold thinking is welcome here. So is imagination, creativity, and leadership. Your ideas will power technologies and solutions that are so advanced and so critical, they’re often classified. Basically, at this level, there is no next level. THE CULTURE • Average Tenure Of 12 Years – Not All Companies Can Say That! • We Invest In Our People • Resources & Support to Grow Your Career • Multiple Employee Resource Groups • Professional Development Programs • We Invest In Our Communities • Partnerships at the Local and National Level • Veteran & Military Initiatives • Scholarship Programs • Our Work Is Very Cool – Even Top Secret! THE PERKS • 401k Plan With Immediate Vesting And A 6% Match • Flexible Schedules – 9/80 option with every other Friday off! • Work/Life Balance • Holidays, My Time & PTO • Family Leave, Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance • Tuition Assistance • Family, Medical & Military Leave • Insurance • Mission Perks Discounts • And So Much More…
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