Site Reliability Engineer, USG

Required Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) security clearance.
• 4+ years of experience in an SRE or platform engineering role, with a focus on observability for large-scale, distributed compute or network systems.
• Deep, hands-on expertise building, scaling, and managing observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Loki/ELK, OpenTelemetry, Tempo/Jaeger, Honeycomb, etc.). You have proven experience using these tools to support performance analysis and debugging of complex distributed systems.
• Strong production-level experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Kubernetes.
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps principles (e.g., ArgoCD).
• Proficiency in a systems programming language, with a strong preference for Go and Python for debugging and writing tooling.
• Demonstrable experience defining, implementing, and managing SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets for production services for high availability distributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating a multi-cloud environment, specifically GCP and AWS.
• Hands-on experience with GitLab CI for CI/CD pipelines.
• Working knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Familiarity with instrumenting applications written in Go and C++.
• An active Secret clearance, or higher, is preferred for this position.
• Experience with JVM observability (tuning, monitoring) for Java-based applications.

What We Offer:

• Innovative Environment: Work at a cutting-edge company shaping the future of aerospace communications.
• Impactful Work: Directly contribute to critical national security programs and initiatives.
• Growth Opportunities: Expand your career with opportunities for professional development and advancement.
• Inclusive Culture: Be part of a collaborative, supportive, and inclusive workplace where your contributions matter.
• Flexibility: Flexible working arrangements including hybrid remote/in-office schedules.
• Compensation and Equity: Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits (401(k), dental, vision, health, life insurance), paid time off, and equity options.

ITAR/EAR Requirements:

• This position involves access to export-controlled information. To comply with U.S. government export regulations, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
• (A) Qualify as a U.S. person, which includes:
• U.S. citizen or national
• U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder)
• Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157
• Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158
• (B) Be eligible to access export-controlled information without requiring an export authorization.
• (C) Be eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the necessary export authorization from the appropriate U.S. government agency.
• The company reserves the right to decline pursuing an export licensing process for legitimate business-related reasons.

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