Job Description

Tensley Consulting is seeking a Software Engineer – Site Reliability (SRE – Cloud Platforms) to support the design, build, and operation of secure cloud infrastructure across government environments. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on automation, infrastructure-as-code, and custom tooling—not traditional systems administration. The SRE will work across Microsoft GCC High and Google Cloud environments to develop scalable, reliable infrastructure, build custom integrations where platform gaps exist, and modernize application deployments into repeatable, well-architected solutions.

This role operates in a GitOps model with a strong emphasis on code quality, peer review, and engineering discipline while supporting compliance requirements aligned with federal standards.

Education / Experience

Four (4) or more years of experience in software engineering, site reliability engineering, or cloud engineering roles supporting production environments is required.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical field from an accredited college or university is preferred.

Additional years of relevant software engineering or cloud engineering experience may be substituted for a degree.

Salary

$100,000–$200,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position, but is not guaranteed. Salary is based on experience, technical depth, cloud platform expertise, and contractual requirements which could fall outside of the range listed.

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Required Skills

Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience contributing to a compiled codebase (Go, C#, C/C++, Java, Rust, or similar)

Experience designing, building, and maintaining cloud infrastructure in Google Cloud (GCP) and/or Microsoft Azure (GCC High / Gov Cloud)

Experience using Terraform for infrastructure-as-code, including module development and state management

Experience building custom tooling, automation, or services to solve integration and orchestration challenges

Experience working in a GitOps model, including code reviews, branching strategies, and merge request workflows

Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows

Experience building monitoring, observability, and alerting solutions for distributed systems

Experience identifying operational inefficiencies (toil) and replacing them with automated, version-controlled solutions

Experience working across multiple languages and toolchains (e.g., Go, Python, PowerShell, C#)

Experience developing technical documentation, including architecture designs, SOPs, and implementation guides

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Desired Skills

Experience with Kubernetes and service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio)

Experience with Entra ID (Azure AD) in GCC High environments (service principals, conditional access, Graph API)

Experience designing CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar)

Experience contributing to or debugging Terraform provider code

Experience with PowerShell (advanced/module-level) or Desired State Configuration (DSC)

Familiarity with NIST 800-53, 800-171, 800-172, or 800-207 (Zero Trust) frameworks

Strong networking fundamentals across Layers 3–7 and understanding of Zero Trust architecture

Experience supporting government or Intelligence Community (IC) cloud environments

Clearance

Active security clearance required. Secret or TS is acceptable, with TS/SCI (Polygraph preferred but not required depending on program).

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About Tensley Consulting, Inc.

About TensleyTensley Consulting is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business focused on mission engineering in support of the United States Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense. Our team consists of System Engineers, Software Engineers, Test Engineers, and Signals Analysts performing work throughout the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS).

Equal Opportunity, Diversity & InclusionWe aim to build a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We embrace inclusion and ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other personal characteristic.

Benefits Include

100% paid medical coverage with HSA and company contribution

100% paid vision, dental, short-term, and long-term premium

12% 401(k) contribution (not a match)

Education and training budget

6 weeks and 3 days of PTO

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