Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield)

TL;DR

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield): Building and optimizing highly reliable in-space mesh networks and secure systems to guarantee access to space with an accent on automation, infrastructure management, and system reliability. Focus on designing vehicle systems, developing efficient tools, and ensuring secure, reliable, and autonomous software systems throughout their lifecycle.

Location: Redmond, WA

Salary: $160,000.00 – $220,000.00/per year

Company

hirify.global is an aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company focused on making humanity multi-planetary.

What you will do

• Develop automation for deploying and managing compute resources both on-premises and in the cloud.
• Deploy and manage core infrastructure such as databases, monitoring, and storage.
• Collaborate with software engineers to create highly scalable, operable, and maintainable products.
• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services, from inception and design through deployment, operation, and refinement.
• Build tools that enable efficient, secure, reliable, and autonomous software systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and 5+ years of professional experience with Linux operating systems; OR 7+ years of professional experience in software, DevOps, or site reliability engineering in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years of experience with Kubernetes.
• 5+ years of experience with Linux operating systems.
• Experience in Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages.
• This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment.
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (aka green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158.

Nice to have

• Experience with Python and Python-based development frameworks.
• Experience with Docker, virtualization, and hypervisor technologies.
• Experience with databases and data modeling.
• Knowledge of performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and paid parental leave.
• Eligibility for long-term incentives (company stock, options, cash awards) and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.