Site Reliability Engineer (Aurora, CO; Herndon, VA)

Trusted Space, Inc.; Herndon, Aurora (VA, CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Life insurance and AD&D

401(k) plan

Paid holidays and generous PTO

Short/long-term disability insurance

Other health and wellness benefits

Job summary

Trusted Space, Inc. is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to support mission-critical systems in Aurora, CO; Herndon, VA. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or higher and 5+ years in software engineering or DevOps, plus 2+ years of Java and JavaScript development.

Candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance with Poly and experience with CI/CD in classified environments, Java Spring, and distributed services. On-site work; salary ranges $130,000-$200,000 plus comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years in software engineering, DevOps or related experience.
• 2+ years of experience developing Java and JavaScript applications.
• 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 Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly.
• 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.
• Familiarity with Agile Methodology.
• Familiarity with the Atlassian Tool Suite.
• Familiarity with NiFi, Kafka, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, or ArgoCD.

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

Software engineering

DevOps

Java

JavaScript

CI/CD

Agile

Clearance TS/SCI with Poly

DOD 8570 / IAT

CI/CD for classified env

Bitbucket / GitLab

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related

Tools

Bitbucket

GitLab

Kubernetes

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer (Aurora, CO; Herndon, VA)

Summary
Position Title: Site Reliability Engineer
Position ID: TA247
Location(s): On-site; Aurora, CO; Herndon, VA
Application Deadline: August 31, 2026
Security Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI Security Clearance with Polygraph

Job Description
Trusted Space is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree or higher and 5+ years’ experience to join our team. Candidates will support mission‑critical systems by troubleshooting complex software issues, managing production incidents, and ensuring reliable operations across Java Spring Boot applications and distributed services.

• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related. Additional experience may beconsidered in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years in software engineering, DevOps or related experience.
• 2+ years of experience developing Java and JavaScript applications.
• 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 Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly.
• 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.

• Familiarity with Agile Methodology.
• Familiarity with the Atlassian Tool Suite.
• Familiarity with NiFi, Kafka, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, or ArgoCD.

Compensation
The salary range for this role is $130,000 - $200,000. Please note that this range is a general guideline and can vary. Trusted Space, LLC considers several factors when extending an offer including, but not limited to: scope, location, position responsibilities, education/training, key skills and business considerations.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision plans
• life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• 401(k) plan
• paid holidays and generous paid time off
• short-term and long-term disability insurance
• other benefits to promote health, wellness, and a positive work-life balance

About Trusted Space
Trusted Space is the premier provider of trusted autonomy and battlespace management software solutions enabling machine speed sensing, sense making, decision making, and acting for critical space and intelligence missions. Our portfolio includes trusted autonomy software products, real‑time image processing capabilities, advanced space mission engineering services, and space operations & training solutions. We empower government and commercial customers to achieve mission superiority in space reconnaissance & surveillance, dynamic space operations, space‑based ISR, and ground/command & control (C2) systems.

Rooted in our adherence to the Golden Rule – to treat others as we want to be treated – Trusted Space fosters a culture of innovation, mission‑focus, agility, and technical excellence. We offer a collaborative and supportive work environment, world‑class benefits, and work‑life balance. We encourage life‑long learning and continuous improvement in all we do. We consider it a privilege to work with our customers to provide solutions to their most difficult national security and intelligence challenges.

Trusted Space, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All aspects of employment are decided based on qualifications, merit, competence, performance, and business need.

This is a full time position