Lead Site Reliability Engineer
Core
Lead technical strategy, architecture, and operational maturity for mission-critical developer platforms (GitLab, CI/CD, Jira, Confluence, PostgreSQL, Artifactory, SonarQube) serving Air Dominance engineering teams.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Site Reliability Engineer (Platform Strategy & Architecture)
Builds
Secure, reliable, and scalable developer tooling infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and database operations for classified engineering environments.
Domain
Aerospace / DevOps & Platform Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
CI/CD architecture (Jenkins/Bamboo), Enterprise Architecture, Root Cause Analysis, Technical Leadership, PostgreSQL Operations, Infrastructure as Code, Disaster Recovery Planning, Security Hardening, Observability Design, Capacity Modeling
Preferred skills
GitLab CI/CD administration, Atlassian product architecture, AWS/Azure experience, Container orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker), SLO framework design, Cybersecurity compliance, Air-gapped environment experience
Technologies
GitLab, Jenkins, Bamboo, Jira, Confluence, PostgreSQL, Artifactory, SonarQube, Ansible, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Docker, Kubernetes
Responsibilities
Define SRE technical strategy and architecture for developer tooling; Lead complex incidents and root cause analysis; Mentor SREs in operational excellence and architectural thinking; Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code to reduce toil; Partner with cybersecurity and program leadership on compliance and risk remediation; Participate in after-hours support for mission-critical issues.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities