Site Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer

This company is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to lead a team responsible for building, managing, maintaining, and scaling the centralized infrastructure services that support our mission-critical operations.

The company is located in Herndon, VA and will remain remote friendly. Requiring a couple days on site a month.

What You Will Be Doing :

• Oversee the design of software solutions that integrate Open Source, Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS), and custom-developed components.
• Deploy, configure, and manage services across production, QA, and development environments on platforms such as OpenStack and Docker.
• Build and manage infrastructure using Terraform.
• Develop deployment automation tools using Ansible.
• Create automation and configuration management solutions with SaltStack and Jenkins.
• Implement encryption solutions with HashiCorp Vault.
• Contribute to the development of a large-scale Software Defined Network (SDN) using Guardicore.
• Document processes, procedures, configurations, and deployment plans.
• Collaborate with technical teams to implement systems and software.
• Occasionally provide operational support, including troubleshooting and problem resolution.
• Offer technical leadership in operational processes and change management, while mentoring less experienced engineers.
• Provide regular progress updates to management.
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Required Skills & Experience :

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent education and experience.
• 8+ years of experience in developing and managing mission-critical systems.
• In-depth knowledge of Linux configuration and administration.
• Proficiency in a high-level scripting language such as Python.
• Extensive experience with automation, including not only development but understanding the purpose and key areas for automation.
• Strong grasp of infrastructure-as-code principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex issues.
• Solid understanding of network protocols and security practices.
• Experience building and optimizing monitoring and reporting solutions using tools like Grafana and Splunk.
• Familiarity with development tools such as GitHub, Jira, and Confluence.

Preferred Skills and Experience :

• Expertise in deployment automation using tools like Ansible.
• Hands-on experience with Jenkins in a continuous integration and delivery environment.
• Experience with Docker or Kubernetes in a production setting.
• Familiarity with OpenStack in production environments.
• Knowledge of HTTP proxies like Squid.
• Experience working with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and / or FreeBSD.
• Familiarity with CMDB and ITIL platforms such as ServiceNow.
• Experience with RedHat Identity Manager and / or FreeIPA.
• Administration of Linux and Unix systems in large-scale environments.
• Experience with VMware in a production environment.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, including Kanban and / or Scrum.
• Experience in Registry Services, E-commerce, or ISP environments is a plus.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.

This position doesn’t provide sponsorship.