Software Engineer (US Security Clearance Required)
NetApp · Pittsburgh, PA
$147,900–$220,000from the description
Jun 30, 2026
Pittsburgh, PA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hybrid SRE/cloud infrastructure role focused on maintaining and scaling microservices-based SaaS/IaaS platforms running on Kubernetes, primarily in Azure environments. Day-to-day work spans deployment automation, system health monitoring (using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch), incident response, root cause analysis, and tier 2/3 support. An active US security clearance is required, and the role includes on-call rotation within a global team.
Senior level · 5+ years · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,602 (middle half $131,111–$172,430). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role title is 'Cloud Infrastructure / Site Reliability Engineer' with no seniority modifier, but the 5+ years scripting/automation requirement and the scope of responsibilities (on-call rotations, tier 2/3 support, influencing architecture, leading scrum) support a Senior classification.
The clearance requirement states 'Active US Security Clearance Required' without specifying the level (Secret, Top Secret, etc.). It has been mapped to Secret as the minimum common interpretation; the actual level may be higher.
The primary work location appears to be Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC (Durham-Chapel Hill CBSA), though the posting also mentions D.C. and Pittsburgh as collaborating locations — not necessarily where the role is based.
Scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Go, Ruby) are listed as interchangeable alternatives within a single requirement ('such as'); PowerShell is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives.
Cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) is listed as an 'or' requirement in the requirements section; Azure is specifically called out in the responsibilities narrative as the primary platform in use.
Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Stackdriver, Elasticsearch, Grafana, SolarWinds) and Atlassian toolchain (Jira) appear in the responsibilities narrative rather than the formal requirements section, so they are marked as preferred.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, a master's degree; or equivalent experience is required' — because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted, no formal degree is hard-gated.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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