On-site SRE (TS/SCI) - Mission-Critical Reliability

Trusted Space, LLC; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Trusted Space, LLC is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to support mission-critical systems, troubleshoot complex software issues, and manage production incidents for Java Spring Boot applications and distributed services on-site in Herndon, VA and Aurora, CO.

You will work in a secure environment with CI/CD pipelines, Git Bitbucket/GitLab, on-call rotations, and Agile ceremonies to enable rapid delivery while maintaining system stability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related.
• 5+ years in software engineering, DevOps or related experience.
• Experience working with Java Spring framework applications.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines built for classified environments, and Agile methodology.
• Experience with version control systems, including Bitbucket and GitLab.
• An active TS/SCI Security Clearance with the ability to take and pass a CI polygraph within 30 days or at the customer's request.
• DOD 8570 or 8140 IAT Level II Certification, such as Security+ CE, SSCP, CySA+, CCNA-Security, CND, GICSP, or GSEC Certification, or IAT level III Certification.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve software issues quickly, including after-hours on-call support.
• Monitor and resolve issues across Java Spring Boot applications, distributed services, and supporting infrastructure in classified environments.
• Investigate production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to improve system stability and resilience.
• Develop and maintain application code, automation scripts, and tools that enhance performance, efficiency, and maintainability.
• Support secure CI/CD pipelines and manage source code repositories, branching strategies, and software baselines using Git-based platforms.
• Perform system upgrades, patching, configuration management, and release activities with minimal operational impact.
• Partner with development teams to improve observability through logging, monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies to enable rapid, iterative delivery of mission capabilities.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Participate in review boards and release readiness activities to ensure mission and operational requirements are met.

Skills

Agile methodology

Java Spring

CI/CD

On-call support

Observability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Bitbucket

GitLab

Kubernetes

NiFi

Kafka

MongoDB

Elasticsearch

ArgoCD

Job description

Trusted Space, LLC is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to support mission-critical systems, troubleshoot complex software issues, and manage production incidents for Java Spring Boot applications and distributed services on-site in Herndon, VA and Aurora, CO.

You will work in a secure environment with CI/CD pipelines, Git Bitbucket/GitLab, on-call rotations, and Agile ceremonies to enable rapid delivery while maintaining system stability.