Affinity

4468 Site Reliability Engineer

Affinity • $100K — $140K *
Chantilly, VA 20152In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
  • 6+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or similar
  • Experience with AWS applications or infrastructure
  • Proficient in Python and/or Bash scripting
  • Troubleshooting expertise in Linux-based systems
  • Familiar with logging and monitoring platforms
  • Experience in mission-critical production environments

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and enhance the reliability and performance of the IAM platform
  • Monitor systems to identify and fix production issues
  • Develop automation scripts using Python and/or Bash
  • Support and manage AWS infrastructure and services
  • Collaborate with engineering and cybersecurity teams for scalable solutions
  • Establish monitoring and observability systems for operational issues
  • Participate in incident responses and post-incident reviews

Benefits

  • Work in a classified government environment
  • Engage with cutting-edge identity and access management technologies
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary technical teams
  • Contribute to mission-critical operations for national security
  • Opportunities for continuous improvement and professional development
Full Job Description
4468 Site Reliability Engineer
4468 | Top Secret

Job Description:

OVERVIEW:

We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support the operations, reliability, and continuous improvement of a mission-critical Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform deployed within a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) classified environment. This custom-built IAM solution leverages behavioral intelligence and advanced analytics to rapidly identify, detect, and respond to identity- related anomalies and operational issues. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with cloud technologies, automation, infrastructure reliability, and secure system operations. This role requires a proactive engineer who can improve system availability, automate operational tasks, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure the IAM platform maintains high levels of performance and resilience.

GENERAL DUTIES:

  • Maintain and improve the reliability, availability, and performance of a custom Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform.
  • Monitor production systems and proactively identify, investigate, and resolve infrastructure and application issues.
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts and operational tooling using Python and/or Bash.
  • Support AWS-based infrastructure and services, including deployment, monitoring, and operational management.
  • Collaborate with software engineers, cybersecurity teams, and system administrators to implement reliable, scalable, and secure solutions.
  • Develop monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability capabilities to ensure rapid detection and resolution of operational issues.
  • Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews to improve system resiliency.
  • Implement infrastructure improvements using automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices where applicable.
  • Create and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with DoD security requirements and organizational cybersecurity policies.


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience supporting applications or infrastructure within Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  • Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting for automation and operational tooling.
  • Experience troubleshooting Linux-based systems and distributed applications.
  • Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms.
  • Experience supporting mission-critical production environments.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain system documentation and operational procedures.


DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience supporting Identity and Access Management (IAM) platforms.
  • Experience operating systems within classified or highly regulated government environments.
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
  • Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Understanding of behavioral analytics, identity security, or cybersecurity operations.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Excellent troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating across multidisciplinary technical teams.
  • Strong commitment to operational excellence, automation, and continuous improvement.


CLEARANCE:

  • Active Top Secret clearance minimum required


Job Details

City : Chantilly

State : Virginia

About Affinity

Affinity’s patented technology structures and analyzes millions of data points across emails, calendars, and third-party sources to offer users the tools they need to automatically manage their most valuable relationships, prioritize important connections, and discover untapped opportunities. Affinity uses artificial intelligence to analyze relationship strength and illuminate the best paths to warm introductions. The platform also offers a holistic view of users’ networks in a centralized, automatically updated database without any manual upkeep. Founded in 2014, Affinity is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Affinity has raised $120M to date and is backed by leading investors including Menlo Ventures, Advance Venture Partners, 8VC and MassMutual Ventures. It has over 2,700 customers in 70 countries, including venture capital firms such as Bain Capital Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, private equity firms such as SoftBank Group, investment bankers such as Woodside Capital Partners, financial services firms such as Fidelity Investments, real estate companies such as Tishman Speyer, insurers such as American Family Insurance and enterprises such as Nike, Qualcomm and Twilio. Affinity has been named in Fortune Magazine's Best Workplaces, Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces and editor's number one pick, the Data Breakthrough Award, BIG Innovation Award and others.
Learn more about Affinity
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Founded
2014
* Ladders Estimates

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