Site Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability EngineerLocation: Hybrid – Washington DC/Virginia/Maryland metro with the ability to travel to Patuxent River, MD, as needed (up to 20% of the time). Compensation: $160,000 - 180,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications. Employment Type: Full-TimeThe Site Reliability Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of critical systems and services. This role focuses on transitioning applications from traditional Ansible deployments to containerized, orchestrated setups across AWS and on-premises environments. This role enhances CI/CD capabilities, supporting advanced deployment strategies like Blue/Green and Canary releases. By building flexible testing environments, the engineer supports Development, QA, and UAT efforts throughout the release lifecycle.Responsibilities Include:Transition applications from traditional (non-containerized) Ansible deployments to containerized, orchestrated deployments in AWS and on-premises environmentsBuild upon current CI/CD efforts to support different deployment strategies (Blue/Green, Canary, etc.)Support Development/QA/UAT efforts by building an environment for anyone in the company to test drive a release anywhere in the development lifecycleImprove upon common infrastructure for developers, such as CI/CD pipelines, log/application monitoring, cluster management, and configuration managementMigrate application secrets and configuration from Ansible Vault to Hashicorp VaultAutomate infrastructure provisioning during deploymentHandle code deployments in all environments (cloud, on-premises)Implement tools to monitor and alert with respect to service level metrics and objectivesProvide technical guidance and educate team members and coworkers on development and operationsMonitor relevant systems for availability and performanceAvailable to support daytime and after business hours release activitiesMinimum Qualifications:4-5 years hands-on experience in a SRE/DevOps role supporting production systemsProduction experience supporting Linux-based infrastructure and administering services on AWS (RDS, VPC, ECR, CloudWatch, Cloud Formation, Lambda, API Gateway) and on-premisesDemonstrable experience with deployment technologies such as Kubernetes, Ansible, Jenkins and Terraform (or similar technologies)Excellent documentation skills so anyone on the team can come up-to-speed on changes quicklyExperience implementing rolling upgrades (canary, blue/green, etc.)Strong scripting and tooling skillset (Bash, Python, JS, etc.)Self-motivated, resourceful and a persistent problem-solving aptitude with advanced time management skillsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsAbility to independently use and refine prompts to enhance the quality, efficiency, and insight of regular work processesActive clearance preferred; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (required)Willingness and ability to work onsite in Patuxent River, Maryland up to 20% of the time (required)Must be willing to participate in technical interviews and technical questions, which may be recorded or transcribed for evaluation purposes (required)Preferred Skills:Presentation skills and the ability to communicate with a variety of technical and non-technical audiencesStrong scripting and tooling skillset (Bash, Python, JS, etc.)Strong Linux administration skillsAWS administration skillsStrong documentation and organizational skillsSelf-motivated, resourceful and a persistent problem-solving aptitudeEducation:Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline requiredEmployee Benefits:Remote and Hybrid working environmentCompetitive pay structureMedical, dental, vision plans with employees covered up to 90% with highly progressive options for dependents and familiesCompany paid life, short- and long-term disability insuranceEmployee Assistance Program401(k) matchFlexible Paid Time OffParental LeaveEmployment Perks: We provide each employee with professional growth opportunities through succession planning, up-skilling, and certifications. Tuition and certification reimbursement. Employee Referral Programs. Company Sponsored EventsFortress is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Fortress Information Security takes part in the E-Verify process for all new hires. For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will have to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. 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