Defense Unicorns

Site Reliability Engineer

Remote
USD 153k - 195k
Go Ansible Bash Terraform Azure Kubernetes AWS Python GCP
Description

EMPLOYER IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP.

Role Description: 

This role works within Defense Unicorns' Delivery segment and will be working to provide Mission Heroes, customers, with secure DevSecOps solutions. Specifically, this role works with bare metal Kubernetes (k8s) clusters and AWS clusters that host defensive cyberspace applications. Defense Unicorns is looking to add a SRE to the team to help with live cluster troubleshooting, build a more robust platform, and help communicate solutions to problems.

Responsibilities: 

  • Work on a cross-functional team of engineers utilizing DevSecops and agile disciplines to build a larger system
  • Lead troubleshooting of observed problems on live systems – may require unique hours for short periods of time, will be pre-coordinated
  • Communicate verbally and written observed problems, solution, and help incorporate longer lasting solutions to avoid re-observation

Travel Expectations/Requirements: 10-15%

The listed responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional responsibilities may be assigned based on the evolving needs of the organization. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is able to adapt and take on new responsibilities as they arise. 

Preferred Experience and Qualifications:

  • Strong foundations in IT Fundamentals of a full stack and system network
  • Have a current Secret or Top Secret clearance
  • DoD 8570 IAT II certification
  • Experience working with Federal Government, specifically Department of Defense
  • Familiarity with at least one of the following technologies/tools per category below: 
    • Host OS: Ubuntu & RHEL
    • Kubernetes: RKE2, K3D, K3S, and MicroK8s
    • Applications & add-ons: ELK, Neuvector, Trivy, Grype, KeyCloak, Kyverno, Istio, metallb, nginx, prometheus, promtail, loki, and Grafana
    • Languages: Go, Python, Ansible, Yaml, Bash, and Terraform
    • Development tools: GitHub and GitLab

Full compensation packages are based on candidate experience. Compensation ranges are established using national benchmarking data and apply across all geographic locations within the United States. 

Remote - USA
$153,000$195,000 USD

Who We Are: Defense Unicorns delivers mission value by streamlining software delivery so our customers can focus on the most important challenges. We share a vision of freedom and security for the advancement of progress and innovation. Our commitment to this vision, and to our mission-driven customers, means a commitment to speed, user experience and optionality, without compromising security. Our team is composed of innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across the federal market.

What We Do: We create and deliver secure solutions for continuous software integration and delivery. Defense Unicorns consolidates the best practices for security pipelines, testing, and deployment automation in order to meet the high security requirements valued by mission owners. Our solutions are agnostic by design and we believe that growing a robust ecosystem of secure, cloud-native software solutions can help enterprise customers inside and outside the federal market buy and integrate software more easily.

Who We Serve: Defense Unicorns’ customers are mission-focused leaders across public and private enterprises. We proudly support defense and civil agencies across the U.S. government and we work closely with the creators of leading-edge software solutions to deliver value to the mission-owner by improving the security and consumability of commercial software products.

What We Work On:

  • Kubernetes
  • Cloud Environments (AWS/GCP and Azure)
  • Infrastructure-as-code (like Terraform/Pulumi)
  • Continuous Delivery and automation tooling
  • GitOps
  • Containers
  • CNCF projects and open source products and packages
  • Helm/Kustomize-Value Stream Mapping
  • Building and improving security delivery
  • Building Kubernetes and cloud native applications

Benefits Our Unicorns Enjoy:

Health:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision
  • Premiums are 100% Company Paid
  • Health Reimbursement Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance

Financial:

  • 401k with Employer Contribution (Regardless of Employee Contribution)
  • Company Stock Options
  • Home Office Setup Budget

Leave:

  • Unlimited paid time off, with a mandatory 10 days off on top of 11 federal government holidays, week of Thanksgiving, last two weeks of December (including New Year’s Day)
  • Paid Parental Leave

Learning:

  • Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
  • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)

Defense Unicorns is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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