Systems Engineering Lead with TS/SCI clearance (on site Northern Virginia)

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Description For Systems Engineering Lead with TS/SCI clearance (on site Northern Virginia)

Salesforce is seeking a Systems Engineering Lead with TS/SCI clearance for their government solutions division. This is a customer-facing role based in Northern Virginia, focusing on infrastructure deployment and security for US National Security customers. The position combines DevOps engineering with security compliance, requiring expertise in cloud infrastructure, containerization, and automated deployment pipelines.

The role involves leading critical infrastructure projects, working with cutting-edge technologies, and implementing secure solutions in specialized public cloud environments. You'll be responsible for designing and maintaining high-velocity infrastructure while ensuring compliance with strict security requirements. The position offers the opportunity to work with highly sensitive customer data and environments, requiring both technical expertise and security awareness.

As a Systems Engineering Lead, you'll collaborate with various teams across Salesforce, including developers, open-source committers, and architects. The role requires strong technical skills in Linux systems engineering, configuration management, and cloud platforms, particularly AWS. You'll be instrumental in transforming manual processes into automated solutions while maintaining robust security controls.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in DevOps practices, infrastructure automation, and security implementation. This role offers the chance to work on large-scale production infrastructure while supporting critical national security initiatives. You'll be part of a team that values innovation, security, and technical excellence, making meaningful contributions to both Salesforce's government solutions and national security infrastructure.

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Responsibilities For Systems Engineering Lead with TS/SCI clearance (on site Northern Virginia)

  • Lead key projects in design, development, and post-release support of the Salesforce platform
  • Transform human heavy processes into automated governance solutions
  • Evangelize the maturing governance of CI/CD pipelines
  • Work with various Infrastructure teams across Salesforce
  • Evaluate new technologies to solve problems
  • Design practical guardrails that enable service owners to receive rapid feedback
  • Support US National Security customers

Requirements For Systems Engineering Lead with TS/SCI clearance (on site Northern Virginia)

Linux
Kubernetes
Python
Go
  • Active TS/SCI clearance
  • Related technical degree required
  • 3+ years development experience in config management (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Terraform)
  • 6+ years Linux system engineering experience
  • 3+ years developing infrastructure and application security
  • 3+ years experience deploying with CI orchestration service (Jenkins, Spinnaker)
  • 3+ years working experience in scripting/programming languages
  • 6+ years experience working within and building on AWS
  • 3+ years deploying distributed apps with containers and orchestration

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