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Zachary Piper Solutions

Site Reliability Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions, Arvada, Colorado, United States, 80004

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Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an experienced

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

to support the deployment and sustainment of systems across

classified, air-gapped, and government cloud environments . This role blends

operations, security, and reliability engineering , and is well-suited for engineers who excel in secure deployments, classified cloud configurations, and hands‑on environment ownership.

Unlike a traditional platform or internal tooling role, this position works

directly with government customers , deploying and maintaining software in

Secret and higher environments , including

AWS C2E, AWS GovCloud, IL-enclave clouds, and on-prem classified infrastructure .

You will own the

reliability, security posture, and day‑to‑day operational health

of these environments while partnering closely with engineering and mission operations teams.

This is a

Hybrid

position based out of

Los Angeles, CA

and requires an

active Secret or TS/SCI security clearance .

Responsibilities of the Site Reliability Engineer (SRE):

Deploy, operate, and maintain Quindar software in air‑gapped, classified, and customer‑owned cloud or on‑prem environments

Manage daily operations at government sites, ensuring availability, performance, and security compliance

Implement, test, and sustain infrastructure configurations in AWS C2E and other classified or enclave environments

Ensure deployments align with NIST 800-171, SOC 2, and FedRAMP Moderate requirements

Drive container hardening, image scanning, secure configuration management, and compliance controls

Participate in incident response and 24/7 on‑call rotation, troubleshooting complex, mission‑critical distributed systems

Automate operational workflows to reduce manual effort and increase deployment reliability

Collaborate with backend, frontend, and mission/flight operations teams to maintain system health

Contribute to best practices around availability, latency, performance, and observability in classified environments

Required Technical Skills for the SRE:

Strong experience with

Kubernetes , containerized workloads, and serverless architectures

Hands‑on expertise with

AWS EKS

or enterprise Kubernetes platforms (Rancher, OpenShift)

Experience deploying systems in

classified, air‑gapped, IL‑enclave, GovCloud, C2S/C2E, or DoD/IC environments

Proficiency with

Python

and

Terraform

(or similar infrastructure‑as‑code tools)

Solid understanding of:

Secure networking (VPNs, TLS/HTTPS, ALB/NLB, VPC peering, cross‑enclave connectivity)

API‑based and distributed system architectures

NoSQL and relational databases, caching layers, and event‑driven systems

Experience with observability tooling (Grafana LGTM, Datadog, or similar)

Strong Linux/Unix fundamentals

Familiarity with identity and access management (Auth0, Keycloak, AWS IAM, ICAM patterns)

Strong Git fundamentals and experience supporting deployments across multiple classification levels

Demonstrated

SecOps / DevSecOps

experience (security and operations prioritized over pure platform design)

Qualifications for the SRE:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

3+ years of experience in

SRE, DevOps, platform, reliability, or infrastructure engineering

Active

U.S. Security Clearance

(Secret required; TS/SCI preferred)

Prior experience supporting

federal, DoD, or Intelligence Community systems

strongly preferred

Experience supporting

ATO or authorization processes

a plus

Ability to operate independently in

secure, customer-facing environments

What We’re Looking For: We are intentionally selective and focused on candidates with

directly relevant experience . Ideal candidates bring:

Hands‑on experience deploying software into

classified or air‑gapped environments

A strong AWS background (GovCloud preferred)

A

security‑first mindset

with disciplined operational practices

Comfort wearing a

full DevSecOps hat , with emphasis on reliability and secure operations

Compensation & Benefits:

$140,000 - 180,000+ *Dependent on experience*

Comprehensive Benefits with extremely generous PTO and Bonuses!

Hybrid flexibility

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#LI-Hybrid

Site Reliability Engineer, SRE, DevOps Engineer, Reliability Engineer, Platform Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Cleared SRE, Classified SRE, Government Cloud Engineer, Secure Cloud Engineer, AWS GovCloud, AWS C2E, AWS C2S, IL Enclave, Air-Gapped Environments, Classified Cloud, DoD Cloud, Intelligence Community Systems, Kubernetes, EKS, Rancher, OpenShift, Containerized Applications, Docker, Serverless Architecture, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, Python Automation, CI CD, Secure Deployments, DevSecOps, SecOps, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP Moderate, SOC 2, ATO Support, Authority to Operate, Secure Networking, VPN, TLS, VPC Peering, ALB, NLB, Distributed Systems, Microservices, API Services, Observability, Monitoring, Grafana, Datadog, Linux Systems, Unix Administration, Identity and Access Management, IAM, ICAM, Keycloak, Auth0, Incident Response, On Call Rotation, Mission Critical Systems, Federal Systems Engineering

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