Site Reliability Engineer

Job DescriptionAt Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.The Boeing Company is looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join the Air Dominance Site Reliability Engineering team located in Berkeley, MO.We are seeking a highly talented, motivated, and creative individual to operate, improve, and sustain mission-critical developer platforms used by Air Dominance engineering teams.This role will provide hands-on technical ownership for GitLab, GitLab CI/CD runners, Jira, Confluence, PostgreSQL, and related software delivery tools such as Artifactory and SonarQube. The selected candidate will drive reliability improvements, automate operational workflows, troubleshoot complex incidents, lead planned maintenance activities, and help establish mature Site Reliability Engineering practices for the team.Position Responsibilities:Operate and maintain GitLab, GitLab CI/CD runners, Jira, Confluence, PostgreSQL, and related developer tooling infrastructureLead the deployment and configuration of software development technologies, including build servers, version control systems, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworksLead administration of cloud-based and on-premises infrastructure using approved Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Linux, virtualization, or container platform capabilitiesServe as a technical owner for platform reliability, availability, performance, capacity, backup, recovery, and operational readinessLead troubleshooting for complex application, database, runner, pipeline infrastructure, network, storage, and performance issuesDevelop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Ansible, and other automation for provisioning, configuration, platform scaling, health checks, reporting, backup validation, and routine operational tasksPlan and execute approved changes, including application upgrades, security patches, database maintenance, runner lifecycle activities, and infrastructure updatesEstablish and improve monitoring, alerting, dashboards, SLIs, SLOs, SLAs, KPIs, error budgets, and operational metricsLead software development tool administration, maintenance, version upgrades, patch management, and integration between tools such as Jira, GitLab, Artifactory, Confluence, and SonarQubeDefine, collect, analyze, and refine software delivery and platform reliability metrics to support data-driven decision makingSupport incident response, root cause analysis, corrective action tracking, and post-incident reviewsMentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on SRE practices, secure administration, automation, and troubleshootingPartner with developers, project administrators, cybersecurity personnel, infrastructure teams, database administrators, and program stakeholdersImprove runbooks, standard operating procedures, architecture documentation, and disaster recovery proceduresEvaluate platform risks, capacity trends, recurring incidents, and operational toil, then recommend and implement improvementsLead demonstrations, monitor progress, and present technical status to customers and managementLead process improvement efforts that help operationally field higher-quality end-to-end system software more frequentlyParticipate in after-hours support for urgent or mission-impacting issues as requiredThis position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to workonsiteat one of the listed location options.Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)Ability to obtain access to Special Access Programs (SAP)Bachelor's Degree9+ years of experience with DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, software engineering, and/or cloud engineeringExperience with GitLab, Azure DevOps and CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Experience with technical leadershipExperience with designing and implementing scalable computing infrastructure for data solutions, including cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science and 9+ years of related work experience or Bachelor's Degree and 13+ years of directly related work experience or 17+ years of related, relevant experienceExperience administering GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, GitLab runners, or comparable enterprise source control and CI/CD platformsExperience administering Jira, Confluence, or other Atlassian productsExperience administering PostgreSQL, including backup and recovery, replication, query troubleshooting, storage management, and performance tuningExperience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code, Ansible, configuration management, container platforms, Docker, Kubernetes, virtualization, or cloud-native servicesExperience with Artifactory, SonarQube, Jenkins, or similar software delivery toolsExperience designing or improving monitoring, alerting, dashboards, operational metrics, and SLOsExperience supporting Air Dominance, classified, air-gapped, or highly regulated engineering environmentsExperience with disaster recovery planning, continuity of operations, backup validation, and restore testingExperience leading technical investigations, post-incident reviews, and corrective action plansAbility to obtain Security+ certificationDemonstrated ability to balance customer urgency, system reliability, security requirements, and change controlStrong customer focus and ability to work with engineering teams, leadership, and cross-functional stakeholdersConflict of Interest:Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.Drug Free Workplace:Boeingis a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.CodeVue Coding Challenge:To be considered for this position you will be required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.Pay & Benefits:At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, anda number ofprograms that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.Summary Pay Range: $160,650 - $217,350Applications for this position will be accepted until Jul. 31, 2026Export Control Requirements:This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. *120.62 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.Export Control Details:US based job, US Person requiredEducationBachelor's Degree or Equivalent RequiredRelocationThis position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.Security ClearanceThis position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)Visa SponsorshipEmployer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.ShiftThis position is for 1st shiftEqual Opportunity Employer:Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.PDN-a25bddf5-2489-49c6-80a8-54eea1de4dd7