Site Reliability Engineer

Description

TheNMCIService Management Integration and Transport (SMIT)group atLeidos has an opening foraSite Reliability Engineer to focus on the reliability, performance, and scalability ofcomplex distributedsystems.Under the SMIT Contract, the Leidos teamis responsible forthe core backbone for the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, including cybersecurity services, network operations, network engineering, service desk, seat support services, and data transport.

The SRE will alsodevelop and executetests focused on system resilience, performance under load, and failure scenarios. Theywillworkin tandem with otherSite Reliability Engineers (SREs) and development teams to create automated testing frameworks that simulate real-world conditionsthatvalidatesystem behavior under normal and stress conditions, ensuring our services are resilient and meet established service levelobjectives(SLOs).Your work will contribute to the development of robust and scalable services thatoperatereliably in production.

Your responsibilities will includemaintainingcomplex computer systems by writing code to automate software releases,monitorsystems, and detect and fix problems before users even know there is an issue.You will use these skills to improve site performance and overall reliability.

The SREEngineerroleis responsible forsupporting, migrating, automation and optimization ofsoftware development and deployment process,infrastructure as code,andcontribute to the overallmaturity oftheSite Reliability Engineeringprogram.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work alongside the developmentand operationsteamsto ensure speedy and reliable software deployments,monitorsystems, and improve overall reliability of the platform.In addition, as you discover and document system bugs, you have the motivation to go off and fix them yourself.

• Develop featuresutilizethe AI coding tool and repository of scriptsto automate, scale, test, and secure the cloud infrastructure and the pipelines.

• Enhance performance monitoring of the various systemsvia Splunk or other dashboard reporting tools

• Identifyperformance bottlenecks andoptimizethe performance of cloud infrastructure

• Contribute to continuing our SRE journey by suggesting ways to improveengineeringbuild,maintenance,automationand reliability across the platform with SRE/DevOpstools and Infrastructure-as-Code.

• Developand codehigh-quality pipeline automation workflowsto supportinside and outside the cloud platform that areappropriate forbusiness and technology strategies.

• Develop and execute test strategies that simulate real-world failure scenarios, including network disruptions, hardware failures, and system overloads.

• Create, script,and run performance tests to measure system behavior under varying levels of load and traffic.Identifybottlenecks, performance degradation, and areas for optimization.

• Design, implement, andmaintainautomated test suites for infrastructure and application components. Ensure that testing is integrated into the CI/CD pipeline tovalidatesystem reliability with every release.

• Build automated systems for continuous performance testing, stress testing, and load testing.

• Work closely with SREs, developers, and operations teams to define reliability goals and developappropriate testingstrategies tovalidatethose goals.

• Ensure that new services and features undergo thorough testing for performance, reliability, and failure recovery before deployment to production.

• Validate that monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms are functioning correctly by testing systems under failure conditions.

• Ensure that Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) are accurately measured and tracked through automated testing frameworks.

• Resolve most conflicts between timeline, budget, and scope independently but intuitively raise sophisticated or consequential issues to senior management

Basic Qualifications

• Requires BS degree andwith4+years of prior relevant experience or equivalent experience to substitute for education.

• Although technically a remote position, requires ability of candidate to travel locally to a Navy NMCI facility to access the Navy's classified Network.

• Currentlypossessand ability tomaintainan active DoD Secret security clearance

• Minimum of DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II Certificationrequired and mustmaintaincertification while supporting the SMIT Contract

• Must be able tosupport program execution in classified environmentsandaccess SIPRNet from an NMCI location on short notice (local travel).

• Experience with automated script design, coding, debugging, and maintenance skills (using bash, python, etc.)preferred

• Experience in CI/CD toolsets (e.g.Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)

• Good command of Linux/Unix and command line knowledge

• Experience in application administration, configuration, and integration

• Familiarity with agile development methodologies

• Skilled and disciplined to work with a distributed team

• Ability to work in a highly collaborative, forward thinking, and innovation-driven environment

• Knowledge ofAgile andDevSecOps/SREconcepts and best practices, with a desire to grow that knowledge

• Hand-on experience with Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.).

• Experience creating JIRA and/or Azure DevOps workflows, projects, custom configurations

• Experience administrating/maintainingSREplatform via Ansible playbooks (e.g.upgrading Jenkins)

• Experience in automating tasks with scripting languages likePowerShell, or Python

• Integrating/maintainingwith various 3rd party CI/CD toolslike Jenkins and Gitlab.

• Experience with PaaS using Red Hat OpenShift/Kubernetes andDocker containers

• Experience with commercial cloud infrastructure deployment environments such as AWS and Azure.

• Experience with automated provisioning and configuration tools like Terraform, Cloud Formation, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, or similar technologies.

• Working knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF), DISA STIGs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previouswork experience providing support to the NGEN-NMCI program

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation for automating test environments.

• ITILv4, Scrum Master, orAgileSAFecertification(s)or applicable experience

Key Metrics of Successfor the Team:

• Improved system reliability, as measured by adherence to Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and reduced Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR).

• Comprehensive and regularly updated automated test coverage for all critical systems and infrastructure components.

SMIT

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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