Sr. Site Reliability Engineer III (6448) at Metrostarsystems

Metrostarsystems

Hybrid - Local to D.C. metro area·6h ago

SeniorFull-timeRustKubernetesCI/CDGit

Salary Range

$132,600 - $179,400 /year

Estimated

This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.

About the Role

We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to join our team at MetroStar, providing technical solutions for the federal government. This role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining mission-critical application workloads in virtualized or containerized environments.

Key Responsibilities

→Design, deploy, and maintain mission-critical application workloads on virtualized or containerized environments, ensuring scalability, availability, and compliance with government requirements.
→Develop and sustain automated CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and configuration management workflows to support reliable software delivery and operational observability.
→Provision, configure, and maintain developer environments and toolchains to support rapid, secure, and efficient development workflows.
→Identify developer friction across the software development lifecycle and implement solutions to reduce that friction.
→Establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence through deep technical expertise.

Requirements

✓Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility security clearance.
✓Certification meeting DoD 8140 (e.g., Security+, or higher).
✓Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related engineering field is preferred; relevant experience may substitute.
✓7+ years of experience in software development, systems engineering, or operations roles.
✓Demonstrated experience blending software engineering and systems administration practices to support highly available, scalable applications.
✓Experience designing and managing monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to meet defined Service Level Objectives.
✓Experience leading or participating in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.
✓Experience with Ansible and Desired State Configuration.
✓Experience with GitLab CI/CD automation and Bash scripting.
✓Experience supporting container-native storage and object storage solutions.
✓Experience with enterprise load-balancing solutions (e.g., F5 or similar platforms).
✓Ability to contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up in a mission-critical operational environment.