Summary
Position Title: Site Reliability Engineer
Position ID: TA247
Location(s): On-site; Aurora, CO; Herndon, VA
Application Deadline: August 31, 2026
Security Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI Security Clearance with Polygraph
Job Description
Trusted Space is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer with a Bachelor's degree or higher and 5+ years' experience to join our team. Candidates will support mission-critical systems by troubleshooting complex software issues, managing production incidents, and ensuring reliable operations across Java Spring Boot applications and distributed services.
Key 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.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- 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.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Familiarity with Agile Methodology.
- Familiarity with the Atlassian Tool Suite.
- Familiarity with NiFi, Kafka, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, or ArgoCD.
Compensation
The salary range for this role is $130,000 - $200,000. Please note that this range is a general guideline and can vary. Trusted Space, LLC considers several factors when extending an offer including, but not limited to: scope, location, position responsibilities, education/training, key skills and business considerations.
Benefits
Trusted Space seeks to create an environment where Employees are empowered and supported to achieve their full potential. We encourage life-long learning within our agile and innovative work environment. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans; life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; 401(k) plan; paid holidays and generous paid time off; short-term and long-term disability insurance; and other benefits to promote health, wellness, and a positive work-life balance.
This is a full time position
