
Site Reliability Engineer - Top Secret
Cathexis Corp2 months ago
Tysons, VA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$100k - $160k/yr
Responsibilities
- Monitor, manage, deploy, and scale applications and services on Kubernetes clusters.
- Maintain Helm charts, manage services, and optimize cluster resource allocation and performance.
- Design and maintain Docker-based microservices deployments across staging, QA, and production environments.
- Configure and manage AWS, Azure, and/or GCP cloud infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, and related Infrastructure as Code tools.
- Set up monitoring and alerts and manage incident response for Jenkins and Kubernetes cluster issues.
- Automate infrastructure scaling, monitoring, and maintenance using Terraform, Ansible, Linux, or equivalent tools.
- Collaborate with development, services, and operations teams on application deployment and infrastructure integration.
- Apply security and compliance practices including role-based access, encryption, and automated vulnerability scanning.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret clearance or higher is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field is required.
- At least two years of experience working with on-premise and off-premise cloud environments is required.
- Experience with AWS and/or Azure is required.
- Hands-on experience with Linux, Docker, Kubernetes/K8s, Terraform, Helm, PostgreSQL, or similar open-source technologies is required.
- Ability to program using one or more high-level languages such as Python, Java, C/C++, Ruby, or JavaScript is required.
- Experience with distributed storage technologies such as NFS, HDFS, Ceph, and Amazon S3 and resource management frameworks such as Apache Mesos, Kubernetes, or Yarn is required.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with IaaS and PaaS on Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Services.
- Experience with deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, or reinforcement learning is desirable.
- Strong technical communication, independent problem-solving, collaboration, self-motivation, and ability to manage concurrent projects are expected.
Benefits
- Annual salary range of $100,000–$160,000.
- Performance bonuses, medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and 11 federal holidays.
- Parental leave, commute benefits, training and development, wellness programming, and community outreach initiatives.
- Full-time, on-site position in Tysons, United States; the posting is proactively building a pipeline for future opportunities.
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureCC++DockerGoogle Cloud PlatformHelmJavaJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesLinuxPostgreSQLPythonRubyTerraformYarn
Categories
Site Reliability