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Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes Platform (Top Secret Clearance) joins the Classified IT Systems Engineering team to design scalable systems for a growing volume of data products. This role involves managing the full lifecycle of systems from inception through deployment and operation. Key responsibilities include developing automation to manage compute resources in cloud and on-premises environments, building hardware systems for GPU-accelerated machine learning workloads, and maintaining core infrastructure like databases, monitoring, and storage. The engineer will collaborate with software teams to ensure products are scalable and maintainable. Required technical skills include Kubernetes, Linux operating systems, Bash, Python, and experience with virtualization or hypervisor technologies. The role focuses on solving the challenge of managing large-scale data processing while ensuring system reliability and security within a classified environment requiring an active Top Secret clearance.
What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 56 postings across 13 companies.
Develop automation to deploy and manage compute resources on-premises and in the cloud.
Build, maintain, and scale on-premises hardware systems for GPU-accelerated machine learning workloads.
Deploy and manage core infrastructure including databases, monitoring, and storage.
Manage the full lifecycle of services from inception and design through deployment and operation.
Create highly scalable, operable, and maintainable products in collaboration with software engineers.
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks to improve system efficiency.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering, or 2+ years of professional experience in software, DevOps, or site reliability engineering.
At least 1 year of experience with Kubernetes.
At least 1 year of experience with Linux operating systems.
Experience in Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages.
Experience building, maintaining, and scaling on-premises and/or cloud systems.
Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.