Site Reliability Engineer (Multiple Levels) - 26999

Requisition Number: 26999

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $90,333.00 - $170,000.00

Security Clearance: Secret

Level of Experience: Mid

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS) , a business group within HII's Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation's intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Meet HII's Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense - the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that's right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

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Job Description

Mission Technologies, a division of HII, is hiring a Site Reliability Engineer to support its customer Omni Federal. The position is hybrid , allowing work from home with on-site support at a government facility in Hanover, MD as needed.

As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) , you aren't just "keeping the lights on." You are applying an engineering mindset to system operations, treating infrastructure as a software problem. Your goal is to build ultra-scalable, highly resilient systems that ensure our warfighters have access to critical data exactly when they need it, without fail.

Why Mission Technologies?

• Competitive Salary
• 401K Match Program
• Comprehensive Health Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Floating Holidays
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Student Loan Repayment Program

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Systems Engineering: Design and implement self-healing infrastructure that minimizes manual intervention (eliminating "toil").
• Performance Management: Define and monitor SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs to ensure mission-critical applications meet performance benchmarks.
• Incident Response & Post-Mortems: Lead the charge in troubleshooting production issues, followed by blameless post-mortems to ensure the same bug never bites twice.
• Scalability & Orchestration: Manage large-scale Kubernetes clusters, focusing on resource optimization, service meshes (Istio), and high-availability configurations.
• Observability: Build comprehensive monitoring and alerting suites using the ELK stack, Prometheus, Grafana, or New Relic to visualize system health in real-time.

Minimum Qualifications

• Level 3: 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with a PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• Level 4: 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years experience with Masters in related field; 4 years experience with a PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes (operators, helm charts, and cluster scaling).
• Strong proficiency in Python, Go, or Ruby for automating operational tasks.
• Proven experience with Terraform or Pulumi in an AWS or Azure environment.
• Deep understanding of Linux internals (networking, storage, and kernel tuning).
• Familiarity with hardening systems according to STIGs or CIS benchmarks.
• Must possess an active US level Secret clearance with the ability to qualify for a TS/SCI clearance

Preferred Requirements

• You have a "break it to fix it" mentality-you enjoy chaos engineering and proactive testing.
• You thrive in an environment where "done" means "automated, documented, and resilient.
• An active US level TS/SCI clearance

Physical Requirements

May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.
HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonother non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

Why HII
We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance?
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