Site Reliability Engineer - On‑Site TS/SCI Clearance

Trusted Space, Inc.

Herndon, Aurora (VA, CO)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+

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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.