Site Reliability Engineer — Junior

SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER — JUNIOR / JOURNEYMAN with Security Clearance

OSAAVA Services – SDVOSB – DoD & Federal Contracts

• Location:
  
  INDOPACOM, Oahu, Hawaii — On-Site, 5 Days/Week
• Schedule:
  
  Monday–Friday | Full-Time (40 hrs./wk.) or Part-Time (20 hrs./wk.)
• Openings: 2 Positions (1 Full-Time, 1 Part-Time)
• Level: Junior – Journeyman (1–5 years of experience)
• Start Date:
  
  TBD
• Clearance Required:
  
  Active Secret | CV Enrollment Current in DISS
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required
• Salary:
  Full-Time (40 hrs./wk.): $90,000 – $115,000/yr. | Part-Time (20 hrs./wk.): $44 – $55/hr.
• Employment: 1099 Independent Contractor; no employee benefits.

Description:

OSAAVA Services is seeking Junior to Journeyman Site Reliability Engineers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Candidates will apply software engineering and systems operations disciplines to maintain the reliability, availability, and performance of mission‑critical infrastructure in a classified DoD environment. Responsibilities include software deployment, Git Ops workflows, on‑call SOPs, and incident response.

• Monitor production system health, availability, and performance across classified DoD infrastructure.
• Define, implement, and track SLIs and SLOs to maintain operational standards.
• Respond to and triage system incidents; conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Build and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting pipelines (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or equivalent).
• Deploy software and manage releases within a Git Ops framework.
• Utilize Git Lab for version control, CI/CD pipeline management, and operational workflows.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Lab CI, or equivalent).
• Implement and maintain infrastructure‑as‑code solutions using Terraform or Ansible.
• Automate system patching, configuration management, and deployment processes.
• Execute on‑call SOPs including application health checks and system monitoring.
• Troubleshoot operational issues and elevate to engineering support as needed.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts in Python, Bash, or Power Shell.
• Operate and harden Linux (RHEL preferred) and Windows Server environments per DoD STIGs.
• Support RMF accreditation activities and maintain compliance with NIST 800‑53 controls.
• Perform STIG compliance scans and assist with remediation.
• Enforce security policies and configuration baselines across managed systems.
• Resolve Incident, Work Order, Task, and Change requests via Service Now.
• Collaborate with Tier III engineering, network, and cybersecurity teams on escalated issues.
• Maintain technical documentation, including runbooks, SOPs, and system architecture diagrams.
• Participate in post‑incident reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Active DoD Secret clearance with CV enrollment current in DISS.
• 1–5 years of experience in site reliability engineering, systems administration, Dev Ops, or IT operations.
• Experience deploying software and operating within a Git Ops/Git Lab environment.
• Linux system administration experience (RHEL, CentOS, or equivalent strongly preferred).
• Hands‑on experience writing automation scripts in Python, Bash, or Power Shell.
• Working knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, Splunk, or equivalent).
• Experience with Git‑based version control workflows.
• Basic understanding of TCP/IP networking, DNS, VLANs, and firewall concepts.
• Ability to access and operate in secured facilities at Joint Base Pearl Harbor‑Hickam.
• DoD 8570.01‑M / DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification at start date (Security+ CE minimum).
• U.S. Citizenship required.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Systems Engineering, or related field (equivalent experience accepted).
• Prior DoD or USAF IT experience—especially supporting Air Force network or infrastructure programs.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration:
  Docker, Kubernetes, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with VMware or other hypervisor‐based virtualization environments.
• Experience with ITSM platforms in a DoD environment (Service Now, Remedy).
• Configuration management tools:
  Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
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