Site Reliability Engineer
$110k - $120kCherokee Federal
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Site Reliability Engineer
Job Code: IT1030
Location: Boulder, CO
Reports to: Program Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt
Supervisory: No supervisory/management authority
Prepared Date: 9/21/2026
A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to qualify.
Summary:
The Site Reliability Engineer owns the day-to-day health, security, and usability of the organization's ICAM environment while applying SRE practices to keep delivery platforms reliable, observable, and automated. This role independently administers solutions, drives automation across the service delivery lifecycle, and partners with engineering teams to improve developer experience and enforce security and compliance standards.
Responsibilities:
Administer/support the following:
• Advanced/Expert level RHEL Administration
• Advanced/Expert level Broadcom/CA DX Directory & LDAP Administration
• Advanced/Expert level Layer7 / CA API Gateway Administration
• Advanced/Expert level DataStax Enterprise Cassandra Operations
• Automate platform administration and operational workflows using scripting and advanced orchestration.
• Monitor platform availability and performance against defined SLOs, and tune alerting to reduce noise.
• Respond to platform and pipeline incidents, lead troubleshooting, and contribute to blameless postmortems.
• Maintain platform documentation, runbooks, and onboarding guides.
Compensation & Benefits:
Starting Salary Range for Site Reliability Engineer: $110,000 – $120,000
Benefits That Set Us Apart
When considering your next opportunity, compensation is only part of the picture. We offer a benefits package designed to invest in your future and support your life outside of work.
Highlights include:
• Up to a 6% 401(k) company match to help you build long-term financial security
• Paid time off as part of our comprehensive benefits package, so you have the flexibility to rest, recharge, and enjoy what matters most
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus prescription drug coverage
• Basic life and AD&D insurance, with supplemental life options
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• Professional development, training, and certification support
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection
Because taking care of our employees isn’t just a promise, it’s part of who we are.
Benefits are subject to change and eligibility requirements apply.
Basic Qualifications:
• Working knowledge of SRE fundamentals, including SLOs/SLIs, incident management, and postmortems.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tooling, such as Datadog or Splunk.
• Solid hands-on experience with GitHub and Infrastructure as Code. Terraform experience is a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of GitHub Actions, including workflow design, secrets handling, and runner management.
• Strong working knowledge of AI and leveraging AI to support day-to-day tasks.
• Experience with containerization and at least one cloud platform (Azure or AWS).
• Experience supporting federal government clients or contracts is a plus.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Public Trust or Security Clearance.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• This position requires an active Public Trust clearance or the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance to be considered.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; may occasionally require standing or moving about the office for extended periods.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.
Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 4+ years of experience in site reliability engineering, DevSecOps, or platform engineering roles.
• Preferably in an enterprise ICAM environment.
Work Environment:
Work is performed primarily in a climate-controlled environment.
Company Information:
Behind every government mission stands skilled, mission-driven talent: people whose expertise and dedication turn complex challenges into successful outcomes. Cherokee Federal, part of Cherokee Federal, the federal contracting division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, is that team. We modernize aging systems, deliver care where it’s needed most, and keep missions supplied, staffed, and moving across defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. For more than 60 federal clients, we take on the work others won’t, and deliver where it counts. If that’s the kind of work you’re looking for, you’ve found your team. Learn more at cherokee-federal.com.
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Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.
Legal Disclaimer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations. Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.
Pursuant to Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the estimated annual salary range for this position is $110,000 – $120,000. Actual compensation is based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Compliance Notices
Cherokee Federal is a federal contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). As required by VEVRAA, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans. Protected veterans are encouraged to self-identify during the application process.
Cherokee Federal takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to self-identify during the application process.
Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities or those with sincerely held religious beliefs. To request an accommodation in the application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at View email address on click.appcast.io.
This position is subject to pre-employment drug testing. Cherokee Federal maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
This position may be contingent upon the successful completion of a background investigation. The scope of the investigation will be commensurate with position requirements and applicable law.
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