Site Reliability Engineer

Posted 1 day ago Secret $160,000 - $190,000 Unspecified Engineering - Mechanical Arvada, CO (On-Site/Office) 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. #Air-gapped #IL enclave #C2E #C2S #GovCloud #AWS Secret Region #Secure enclave #Kubernetes OR #K8s #EKS #Rancher #OpenShift #Helm #Terraform #IaC OR "Infrastructure as Code" #Ansible #GitOps group id: 10430981 N Name Hidden Apply now