Ip Secure

Lead Site Reliability Engineer – Secret Clearance Required – Hybrid in San Antonio, TX

Job Description
IPSecure is seeking an experienced Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to ensure the operational stability, scalability, and reliability of the platform. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining highly available infrastructure, automation capabilities, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), enterprise monitoring solutions, and CI/CD pipelines. This role will work closely with development, cybersecurity, and operations teams to improve platform resilience, streamline deployments, and optimize system performance in support of mission-critical operations.
 
Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the platform's operational reliability and availability.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions to improve system provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and operational efficiency.
• Administer and optimize the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment to support mission users.
• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
• Develop, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to support secure, automated software delivery.
• Troubleshoot complex system and application issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Collaborate with software development, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams to improve platform resilience, scalability, and performance.
• Develop operational documentation, standard operating procedures, and disaster recovery processes.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to increase automation, reliability, and system performance.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in systems administration, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or DevOps with a focus on automation and reliability engineering.
• Current professional-level cloud operations or DevOps certification, such as:
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, or
  • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate.
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise logging and monitoring platforms, including Splunk or Elastic Stack.
• Active Secret security clearance (minimum required).
• Strong understanding of Linux and Windows server administration, automation frameworks, infrastructure monitoring, and cloud operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and AWS services.
• Experience supporting high-availability, mission-critical production environments.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Experience implementing observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of DoD cybersecurity requirements, RMF, NIST 800-53, and DISA STIGs.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, Unlimited Vacation, Sick Leave, Paid Federal Holidays, Education and Certification Reimbursement Program, 401(k) retirement plan with safe harbor employer match after 3 months, Prepaid Legal Plan and Identity Protection Plan available, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance available.
 
EEOC Statement
IPSecure does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.