Job Description
Site Reliability Engineer - Journeyman
Cloud Platforms | Azure | Microsoft 365 | GCP | Automation
Tensley Consulting is seeking a Software Engineer - Site Reliability to support the design, build, maintenance, and operation of secure cloud and enterprise infrastructure across government and corporate environments. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on cloud operations, automation, infrastructure-as-code, monitoring, DevOps practices, and custom tooling - not traditional systems administration.
The SRE will support Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365/O365, GCC High/Gov Cloud, and Google Cloud environments, helping develop scalable and reliable infrastructure, modernize application deployments, and build repeatable, well-architected solutions. This role operates in a GitOps model with a strong emphasis on code quality, peer review, automation, reliability, and engineering discipline while supporting security and compliance requirements aligned with federal standards.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience or strong exposure in SRE, DevOps, cloud engineering, software engineering, or enterprise IT infrastructure support. This role is well-suited for someone who learns quickly, contributes with limited ramp-up time, works independently with appropriate guidance, and has a strong interest in building reliable, scalable, and automated infrastructure solutions.
Locations: Onsite (Core Hours 9am - 2pm)/ Hybrid / Remote
Key Responsibilities
-Support the design, maintenance, and operation of secure cloud infrastructure across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365/O365, GCC High/Gov -Cloud, and Google Cloud environments.
-Monitor system performance, availability, reliability, and operational health.
-Support incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for infrastructure, application, and integration issues.
-Contribute to automation efforts using scripting, infrastructure-as-code, and DevOps workflows.
-Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation processes.
-Support GitOps practices, including code reviews, branching strategies, and merge request workflows.
-Identify operational inefficiencies and reduce manual work through automated, version-controlled solutions.
-Build custom tooling, automation, or services to solve integration and orchestration challenges.
-Collaborate with internal stakeholders to improve system performance, scalability, security, and reliability.
-Develop and maintain technical documentation, including SOPs, implementation guides, architecture notes, and technical designs.
-Support on-site IT operations as needed.
Required Skills
-4-7 years of hands-on experience in software engineering, site reliability engineering, DevOps, cloud engineering, or enterprise IT infrastructure support.
-Expertise in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365/O365 environments.
-Experience designing, building, maintaining, or supporting cloud infrastructure.
-Expertise in infrastructure monitoring, alerting, incident response, troubleshooting, and operational support.
-Expertise in automation and scripting using PowerShell, Python, or similar languages.
-Expertise in CI/CD tools, DevOps workflows, and version-controlled deployment practices.
-Expertise in Git-based development practices, including code reviews, branching strategies, and merge request workflows.
-Expertise in infrastructure-as-code concepts and tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or similar.
-Experience identifying operational inefficiencies and supporting efforts to reduce manual work through automation.
-Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively in a team environment.
-Verifiable work history with consistent tenure and demonstrated performance.
-Experience developing and maintaining technical documentation, including SOPs, implementation guides, and architecture notes.
Desired Skills
-Expertise in software engineering fundamentals and compiled languages such as Go, C#, C/C++, Java, Rust, or similar.
-Expertise in Google Cloud Platform and/or Microsoft Azure Government, GCC High, or Gov Cloud environments.
-Expertise in Terraform, including module development, state management, or provider concepts.
-Experience contributing to or debugging Terraform provider code.
-Expertise in containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
-Expertise in service mesh technologies such as Istio.
-Expertise in Entra ID / Azure AD, including service principals, conditional access, and Graph API.
-Expertise in GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar CI/CD tools.
-Expertise in advanced PowerShell, PowerShell modules, or Desired State Configuration.
-Expertise in monitoring, observability, and alerting solutions for distributed systems.
-Strong networking fundamentals across Layers 3-7.
-Expertise in Zero Trust architecture and federal security frameworks such as NIST 800-53, 800-171, 800-172, or 800-207.
-Experience supporting corporate IT, consulting, government, or Intelligence Community environments.
Education / Experience
-4-7 years of relevant experience in software engineering, site reliability engineering, DevOps, cloud engineering, or enterprise IT infrastructure support.
-Bachelor's degree is preferred.
-Additional relevant technical experience, certifications, or hands-on project work may be considered in place of a degree.
Clearance
-An active clearance is not required to be considered. Uncleared candidates must have the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance if required in the future. Uncleared through TS/SCI candidates are acceptable.
-US Citizenship Required
Salary
$136,000 - $194,000
This represents the typical salary range for this position but is not guaranteed. Salary is based on years of experience, technical depth, cloud platform expertise, technical alignment, clearance level, and contractual requirements, which may fall outside of the listed range.
