Site Reliability Engineer; Engineer Systems Architect

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Location: Hanover, MD, Maryland, United States

Requisition Number:26999

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type:

Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range:$90,333.00-$

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 C5

ISR 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 C5

ISR, 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.

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?

• 401K Match Program
• Paid Time Off
• Floating Holidays
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Student Loan Repayment Program

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.

• 2 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 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

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

May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.

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