Site Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer (Classified Deployments)

Location: Southern California or Washington, D.C.

Clearance: Active Secret required; TS/SCI strongly preferred

Work Mode: Hybrid/On-site with government customers

Citizenship: U.S. Citizen

Compensation: $160,000 - $190,000 (based on experience)

About the Role

We are seeking an Ops-heavy, SecOps-focused Site Reliability Engineer to deploy and support Quindar systems in classified, air-gapped, and enclave environments. This role requires hands-on work inside customer facilities, managing deployments into existing classified cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) while ensuring reliability, security, and compliance.

You will own day-to-day operations, secure configuration, and troubleshooting for mission-critical deployments across Secret and TS/SCI environments. The ideal candidate has direct experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, DevSecOps pipelines, and classified cloud constructs (C2E, IL-enclaves, air-gapped networks).

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, operate, and maintain software in classified/air-gapped customer environments.
• Manage Kubernetes workloads (EKS, Rancher, or equivalent) and automate infrastructure using Terraform.
• Implement SecOps controls: container hardening, image scanning, SBOM, supply chain security.
• Maintain compliance with NIST 800-171, SOC2, FedRAMP Moderate, and support ATO/Continuous ATO workflows.
• Support incident response and on-call rotation for mission-critical systems.
• Ensure high availability, performance, observability, and reliability across deployments.
• Work directly with customer technical teams on-site in SoCal or D.C.

Required Skills

• Active Secret+ clearance (TS/SCI preferred).
• Experience deploying software into classified, air-gapped, C2E/C2S, or IL-enclave environments.
• Strong proficiency with Kubernetes (EKS, Rancher, OpenShift) and Terraform.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, secure pipelines, and DevSecOps tooling.
• Solid understanding of secure networking: VPNs, TLS, ALB/NLB, VPC peering, enclave boundary protections.
• Knowledge of identity management (AWS IAM, Keycloak, Auth0).
• Strong Linux fundamentals and operational troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work on-site with government customers.

Preferred

• AWS C2E, GovCloud, or DoD/IC deployment experience.
• Experience at a defense prime or cleared integrator.
• Prior involvement with ATO or Continuous ATO efforts.

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#Terraform

#IaC OR "Infrastructure as Code"

#Ansible

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