Site Reliability Engineer

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Job Description:

Parsons has emerged as a leader in the development of cutting-edge solutions for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Our tremendous success can be attributed to our people and our priorities. We hire the best; we make them a priority and we never lose focus on the mission. It’s why we’re here. We have built this cultural legacy by working closely with analysts and operators to understand their needs and delivering meaningful value through innovative, cost effective, and intuitive software solutions. Our Space Operations Directorate is passionate about making America the undisputed leader in Space because we understand that ensuring our nation’s security for future generations depends on it. Parsons creates game changing space solutions by teaming highly respected subject matter experts with brilliant technologists. Are you an experienced Site Reliability Engineer looking for an opportunity to grow your skillset? Do you want to be part of a team that is helping the government solve major national security challenges in the space domain? We need your help.

This position will focus on DevSecOps deployment automation for development and production environments across multiple classification levels. The SRE will be responsible for building, securing, and operating multi-tenant runtime environments deployed across multiple infrastructure configurations including AWS GovCloud, VMware, and on-premises environments. The SRE will work closely with Cybersecurity, Operations, Development, and Test teams to maintain a consistently secure and available environment for all customer missions. This position requires a solid background in automated deployment both in cloud and local deployments. Demonstrated experience with deployment and management using DevSecOps orchestration is required. Experience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, etc., is preferred. This person will be highly motivated, focused, and proficient in implementing infrastructure and platform runtime environments. This role will align under the Operations Support team at Schriever SFB, Colorado Springs, CO. 

The successful senior level engineer in this position will have a breadth of experience in with automated infrastructure and platform configuration (IaC and PaC), provisioning of cloud instance infrastructure, and building/maintaining runtime environments, operating systems, and platform services. Applicants should be familiar with common DevSecOps and container orchestration technologies, multiple Operating Systems, and deployment and orchestration methodologies to include supporting full CI/CD toolchains. Applicants will need to have delivered and maintained runtime environments for use by developers and deployed applications in classified datacenters and/or cloud computing infrastructures. You will have the opportunity to participate in real-world, cutting-edge Space Situational Awareness systems which are changing how the Space community is doing business.

Position Description:

• Using enterprise automation tools (such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, etc.) to deploy and maintain complex environments like IaC (Infrastructure as code) and PaC (Platform as code).
• Employing the latest technologies to support CI/CD in virtualized and/or cloud environments
• Deploying and supporting various environments within AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Deployment and support of common on-prem infrastructure orchestration technologies targeting infrastructures based on VMware or similar hypervisors.

For us, moving ahead means moving together

We’re living proof that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Our collaborations bring us all to a higher place than we could go alone. Staying open to each other’s ideas helps us get where we’re going faster and keeps morale high. The diversity of our workforce brings fresh perspectives that make “brainstorming” all the more stimulating. Equal opportunities are waiting for all. If you have much to contribute and will enjoy working with welcoming, inclusive colleagues, you know where to find us.

Minimum Security Clearance:

• Active Department of Defense Top Secret Security Clearance.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 6+ of computer systems design, integration, and maintenance, with at least 2 years of experience with DevOps orchestration.
• Experience working with common cloud infrastructure providers, private cloud infrastructure, or enterprise virtualization platforms. Examples include AWS, Azure, VMware Cloud Foundation, Openstack etc.
• Automation experience using technologies such as Bash, Python, Terraform, Ansible, Packer, and Puppet.
• In-depth knowledge of security and operating overhead to streamline performance with Linux-based operating systems.
• Knowledge and understanding of containers and container orchestration.
• Ability to work closely with the Cybersecurity teams to ensure successful and compliant implementation and delivery via automation.
• High level of self-motivation, ability to define, manage, and prioritize tasks in a team environment requiring minimal supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, enjoy customer interactions
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment with changing priorities
• Possess a high degree of originality, creativity, initiative, and willingness to learn new tools and concepts quickly
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Active DoD IAT Level II or III certification (e.g., CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP)
• Position requires the selected candidate to hold an active Department of Defense Top Secret/SCI security clearance which requires US citizenship while working in support of a government contract.

If exceeding expectations drive your success, we’re a match

Giving your all can take thinking on your feet, imagination, and empathy. We never get tired of going that extra mile when it comes to exceeding customer expectations. If you feel the same, you’ll thrive here, inspired by like-minded colleague. Your colleagues here will come from diverse backgrounds, and we welcome all, knowing that the perspectives diversity brings make us smarter and better.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct hands-on experience with common container orchestration technologies – Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher, GKS, AWS EKS, etc.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Splunk and Elk Elastic Stack.
• Active and direct experience with securing/hardening systems to DoD standards via automation.
• Experience with industry standard patch maintenance systems such as Satellite and WSUS.

* Requisition is reflective of the type of person we are seeking to hire or represents multiple requisitions.

We harness the power of innovation so that you can change the world and help our customers solve their most complex challenges

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Top Secret

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our diverse, intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: 

$104,200.00 - $182,400.00

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!