Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Remote)

COMPANY OVERVIEW

XCEL Engineering, Inc. is an award-winning small business that provides trusted information technology, engineering, consulting and project management solutions and services to federal agencies and organizations. Originally founded in 1971 by professional engineers at the University of Tennessee, XCEL was acquired in 2003 by U.S. Army and Navy veterans and in 2023 became a MartinFed company.

XCEL Engineering is a part of IT Lab Partners (ITLP) which was created to support a leading research facility in the East Tennessee region in recruiting the best and the brightest technical talent. Considering joining our impressive team today!

JOB OVERVIEW

XCEL Engineering is seeking a qualified applicant for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer role. As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer , you'll play a key role in the HPC Infrastructure and Platforms group, ensuring the reliability and performance of the supercomputer center. The container orchestration platform built on Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift, which powers both critical operational applications and user-managed persistent applications running alongside supercomputers and HPC clusters.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Lead ongoing improvements in reliability and scalability for our Kubernetes and Linux based applications and services.
• Contribute as senior technical resource to define and implement best practices and standards for the center.
• Provide primary operational support and engineering for production applications.
• Define and implement define KPIs, processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Influence the architecture and implementation of solutions.
• Tune operating systems and applications to increase performance and reliability of services.
• Mentor junior staff and enable them for success.
• Diagnose system operational problems quickly and effectively.
• Participate in on-call rotation providing 24-hour, 7-day support and off-hours maintenance windows.
• Coordinate with vendors to resolve hardware and software problems.
• Deliver ORNL's mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace - in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

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DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

OTHER DUTIES

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Xcel Engineering is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, protected Veteran Status, genetics or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Xcel Engineering 's current openings as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 855.212.1810. Thank you for your interest in Xcel Engineering .

All positions at Xcel Engineering, Inc. are contingent upon passing both a background check and drug screening prior to a start date and are subject to random drug screenings during the employment period. In addition, Xcel Engineering is an E-Verify employer.

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