Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Edge - TS/SCI

TL;DR

Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Edge - TS/SCI (SRE): Lead the evolution of large-scale production systems for secure identity infrastructure supporting national security missions with an accent on reliability, performance, and high-security compliance. Focus on designing resilient infrastructure, conducting incident root cause analysis, and developing automation frameworks in restricted environments.

Location: Based in the Washington, D.C. area. Must have active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and be subject to U.S. Government contract requirements including drug testing.

Salary: $174,000 — $217,000 USD

Company

hirify.global builds trusted, neutral infrastructure to secure identities from AI to human, enabling organizations to embrace AI safely.

What you will do

• Design, build, and oversee production infrastructure for architectural integrity and peak performance.
• Act as senior escalation for incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement automated preventive solutions.
• Develop automation frameworks, evolve monitoring tools, and establish technical documentation to eliminate toil.
• Optimize highly available, large-scale environments across complex network topologies for "Always On" delivery.
• Mentor engineering organization on SRE best practices and self-education culture.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and deep experience with FedRAMP and DoD IL6 frameworks.
• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.
• Mastery of AWS networking and security (Transit Gateways, VPCs, Route Tables, ELBs, NACLs).
• Advanced IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation; expert Linux admin with Go, Python, Bash, or Ruby.
• Proven management of Docker containers and Java stacks (Apache/Tomcat) in high-security production.
• Solid networking concepts, IP protocols, and multi-cloud infrastructure knowledge.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, paid leave including PTO and parental leave.
• Equity and bonus where applicable.
• Immersive in-person onboarding to accelerate impact and team connection.
• Global community focused on innovation, well-being, social impact, and talent development.