Senior SRE - Space & Defense Cloud

United States Digital Space LLC

Washington, El Segundo (District of Columbia, CA)

On-site

USD 165,000 - 270,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Stock incentives
401(k)
Medical insurance
Vision + Dental
Paid vacation 3 weeks
Paid holidays
Sick leave
Parental leave

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC invites applications for a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield) to accelerate our space‑edge mission. You will build reliable, scalable software systems, automate deployment across on‑prem and cloud, and drive the lifecycle from design to operation.

A TS clearance is required, and the role anticipates extended hours. Compensation reflects top market value and strong benefits in a mission‑driven environment.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering with 5+ years Linux experience, or 7+ years experience without degree.
  • 5+ years of experience with Kubernetes.
  • 5+ years of experience with Linux operating systems.
  • Experience in Bash, Python, or other scripting languages.

Responsibilities

  • Develop automation to deploy and manage compute resources on‑premises and in the cloud
  • Deploy and manage core infrastructure such as databases, monitoring and storage
  • Collaborate with software engineers to create scalable, operable and maintainable products
  • Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services -- from inception and design, through deployment, operation and refinement

Skills

Kubernetes
Linux
Bash scripting
Python scripting
Top Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform
Ansible
Bazel
Makefiles

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC invites applications for a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield) to accelerate our space‑edge mission. You will build reliable, scalable software systems, automate deployment across on‑prem and cloud, and drive the lifecycle from design to operation.

A TS clearance is required, and the role anticipates extended hours. Compensation reflects top market value and strong benefits in a mission‑driven environment.

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