Site Reliability Engineer – AHT

Northrop Grumman

. Guarantee the dependability of applications they don’t build .

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeBeavercreek • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $75,800 - $113,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsLinuxTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Guarantee the dependability of applications they don’t build
Set user focused reliability targets
Instrument metrics and develop automation and runbooks to recover from failures
Work closely with development teams to embed operational quality early in the software lifecycle
Assume primary responsibility for resolving production issues when they arise
Troubleshoot distributed systems and handle incidents

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 2 years of related experience OR a master’s degree with 0 years of experience
Must have the ability to obtain a Department of War Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance (TS/SCI)
Have or obtain IAT Level II certification such as SecurityX (formerly CASP+) or Security+ within 90 days.
Minimum of three years of experience in Systems Administration.
Linux/networking fundamentals
Demonstrated understanding of systems thinking, including the ability to identify interdependencies, assess potential blast radius, and analyze how multiple components can fail together to ensure resilient infrastructure.
Basic knowledge of observability fundamentals, encompassing more than the three core signals (logs, metrics, traces) and demonstrating the ability to select, implement, and leverage telemetry data to optimize services and enhance engineering productivity.
Fundamental software engineering skills, including the development of automation scripts and APIs, proficiency with Git branching and workflow conventions, and active participation in peer code reviews.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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Hard Skills & Tools

Linuxnetworking fundamentalssystems administrationautomation scriptsAPIsGitobservability fundamentalstelemetry dataincident troubleshootingdistributed systems

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcollaborationoperational qualitysystems thinkinginterdependencies analysisresilience assessmentcommunicationincident managementuser focusengineering productivity

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in STEMMaster's degree in STEMDepartment of War TS/SCI clearanceIAT Level II certificationSecurityXSecurity+