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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Information Security Engineer - Site Reliability - **Company:** AMERICAN SYSTEMS - **Location:** Middletown, RI, United States - **Salary:** $85,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Elasticsearch, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Windows Servers, Nagios, Network Service, OpenShift, Windows PowerShell, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Prometheus, Security Software, Software Configuration Management, Software Engineering, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Virtualization Technology, Software Vulnerability Management, Data Logging, Scripting, Sysadmin, Grafana, Software Troubleshooting, Reliability of Systems, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Puppet, Terraform, Splunk, Software Version Control, Devsecops, Docker, Jenkins, Vulnerability Analysis, Golang, Vmware - **Published:** September 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9198706/information-security-engineer-site-reliability ## About the Role * U.S. Citizenship. * Active DoD SECRET security clearance. * Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related discipline and approximately three years of relevant experience. Additional relevant experience, education, or technical training may be considered in lieu of a degree. * Journeyman-level experience in site reliability engineering, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software engineering, systems administration, or infrastructure operations. * Experience administering Linux and/or Windows server environments. * Experience with scripting or software development using Python, Bash, PowerShell, Go, or a similar language. * Experience with system monitoring, logging, alerting, performance analysis, and incident response. * Working knowledge of: + TCP/IP networking and common network services + Server, storage, virtualization, and application infrastructure + Source-code management and version-control practices + Configuration management and deployment automation + System security, access controls, patching, and vulnerability remediation + Backup, recovery, and service-continuity practices * Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across application, operating system, network, and infrastructure layers. * Ability to create clear technical documentation and communicate technical findings to engineering and customer stakeholders. * Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a controlled, on-site environment. * Ability and willingness to travel occasionally., * Experience supporting classified systems, DoD networks, or mission-critical environments. * Familiarity with observability and monitoring platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Stack, Splunk, Nagios, or similar tools. * Experience with automation and configuration-management technologies such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or Salt. * Experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps. * Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform. * Experience with containers and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, or OpenShift. * Experience with VMware, KVM, or comparable virtualization platforms. * Familiarity with reliability-engineering practices, including service-level indicators, service-level objectives, error budgets, blameless post-incident reviews, and capacity planning. * Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, automated security testing, and software supply-chain security. * Knowledge of DoD cybersecurity requirements, DISA STIGs, vulnerability-scanning tools, and Risk Management Framework processes. * Relevant certifications, such as: + CompTIA Security+, Linux+, Network+, or Server+ + Red Hat Certified System Administrator or Engineer + Certified Kubernetes Administrator + Cloud, DevOps, or site reliability engineering certification * Familiarity with undersea platforms or previous fleet experience is highly desired. ## Description The successful candidate will monitor system health, automate operational processes, investigate incidents, eliminate recurring problems, and collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, network, and software teams. This position requires full-time, on-site support in Middletown, Rhode Island, with occasional travel to customer or program locations., * Operate, monitor, and maintain mission-critical applications, services, servers, and supporting infrastructure. * Develop and maintain service-level indicators, objectives, and operational metrics to measure system reliability. * Build dashboards, alerts, and automated health checks to identify availability, performance, capacity, and security issues. * Investigate system incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions. * Automate deployment, configuration, monitoring, recovery, and routine system-administration activities. * Develop scripts and tools using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or comparable languages. * Support continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines in accordance with program security and change-control requirements. * Reduce operational toil by standardizing processes and automating repetitive tasks. * Support infrastructure provisioning and configuration using approved infrastructure-as-code and configuration-management tools. * Analyze system performance, capacity, reliability, and resource utilization and recommend improvements. * Develop and test backup, restoration, failover, disaster-recovery, and continuity-of-operations procedures. * Participate in release planning, deployment readiness reviews, maintenance activities, and production validation. * Support vulnerability identification, system hardening, patching, remediation, and security compliance activities. * Apply applicable DoD cybersecurity requirements and Security Technical Implementation Guides. * Create and maintain system diagrams, operating procedures, troubleshooting guides, incident reports, and configuration documentation. * Coordinate with software developers, system administrators, cybersecurity personnel, network engineers, and customer representatives. * Participate in scheduled maintenance and provide after-hours or on-call support when required. * Travel occasionally to customer or program sites. ## Related Videos - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Scoring 2000 Products per Request: Performance Pitfalls in Golang](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2073-scoring-2000-products-per-request-performance-pitfalls-in-golang) - [Generating code with Angular schematics](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/129-generating-code-with-angular-schematics) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)