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title: 'Cleared Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Gallatin'
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# Cleared Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Gallatin

- **Company:** Gallatin
- **Location:** Austin, TX
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/gallatin/396e2660-8a4b-4ed3-8866-d7f31212847c

## Job description

## ABOUT GALLATIN

At Gallatin, we are rebuilding logistics infrastructure for the national security missions of the United States and allied partners. We build AI systems that determine how logistics decisions are made — not just how they're executed. From factory to foxhole, we operate at the layer where data becomes decisions, and decisions make the advantage.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

Gallatin is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to keep our production systems running with the reliability our national security customers require. You'll work at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and mission-critical uptime — building and operating the systems that turn logistics data into decisions in real time, including in classified and disconnected environments. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who treats reliability as a product: someone who instruments before things break, automates the toil away, and owns incidents from detection through postmortem.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

## RELIABILITY & OPERATIONS

- Own the reliability, availability, and performance of production systems supporting Gallatin's logistics decision platform, including services deployed in classified and air-gapped environments.
- Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability pipelines that surface problems before customers do.
- Lead incident response for production issues, driving triage and resolution and running blameless postmortems that turn into concrete engineering fixes.

## INFRASTRUCTURE & AUTOMATION

- Design and operate CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code that let engineering ship safely and often, across both cloud and classified network environments.
- Automate manual operational work (deployments, scaling, failover, credential rotation) to reduce toil and remove single points of failure.
- Harden systems to meet DoD security and compliance requirements (e.g., RMF, STIGs, ATO processes) without slowing down delivery.

## CROSS-FUNCTIONAL PARTNERSHIP

- Partner with software engineers to define SLOs/SLIs and build reliability into services from design through deployment.
- Work directly with government customers and field teams to understand mission environments and translate operational constraints into system requirements.
- Document runbooks, architecture decisions, and operational procedures so the systems you build can be run by the whole team, not just you.

## WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

- Active Secret clearance required; willingness and eligibility to obtain a higher-level clearance if needed.
- 3–5 years of experience in a site reliability engineering, DevOps, or production infrastructure role.
- Strong technical background in Linux systems, networking, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GovCloud equivalents).
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment systems.
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK, or similar).
- Track record of owning production incidents end-to-end, from detection through resolution and postmortem.
- Comfort operating in classified, air-gapped, or otherwise network-constrained environments.
- Clear written and verbal communicator who can work directly with both engineers and government stakeholders.
- Willing to travel >50% of the time to customer and government sites.

## BONUS POINTS

- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including Azure Government (GCC High) or Azure Government Secret / IL5–IL6 environments.
- Experience achieving or maintaining an Authority to Operate (ATO) under RMF in a DoD or federal environment.
- Experience standing up or operating in multi-cloud environments spanning AWS and Azure.
- Familiarity with edge or disconnected/degraded/intermittent/limited (DDIL) deployment patterns for classified or tactical environments.
- Prior experience at an early-stage startup or other fast-moving, high-ownership engineering team.
- Background in logistics, supply chain, or defense sustainment systems.

## MISSION AND IDENTITY

We are building the system that enables faster, smarter logistics decisions in contested environments, and we're doing it with a team of seasoned entrepreneurs, operators, and technologists who have built and scaled solutions in this space before. We hold ourselves to an extremely high standard. We value clear thinking, direct communication, and the kind of ownership that doesn't stop until something actually works.

Our mission is to create decision advantage when the stakes are the highest. If we succeed, the system doesn't just run; it gets smarter. We're not building AI for its own sake. We're building it because faster, smarter decisions in the most demanding environments on earth can't wait. If you want to work somewhere the stakes are real and the mission is urgent — you'll fit in here.

WHY GALLATIN?

The logistics infrastructure that supports America's warfighters and humanitarian disaster responders is overdue for transformation, and we are building it. From defense operations to disaster response, we're solving the hardest problems that keep missions moving when it matters most. Join a team where the mission is the point.

Compensation: Gallatin offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, skills, and location. In addition to base salary, we offer a generous equity grant, full healthcare coverage, 401k, unlimited PTO, and the perks of working in a high-caliber, mission-driven environment.

Gallatin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance. The successful candidate must be able to work in a classified environment when necessary.

We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_English_unformattedESQA508c.pdf.

Note: Due to the nature of certain government contracts held by this organization, U.S. citizenship is a requirement for all positions at Gallatin. Proof of citizenship will be required prior to employment if selected.

## About Gallatin

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Gallatin builds an AI-native logistics platform that enables military planners to predict, plan, and execute supply chain operations in contested environments.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed – $15M raised)
- **Headquarters**: El Segundo, California, USA (additional offices in Washington, DC and Austin, TX)
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Woody Glier (CEO), Daniel Buchmueller (CTO), Brian Ballard (CPO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Defense technology / military logistics
- **Target customers**: U.S. Department of Defense, allied militaries, and defense organizations (B2G)
- **Mission**: Provide decision advantage in logistics, no matter the obstacle – modernizing defense supply chains with AI-driven tools.

## Products & Services
- **[Navigator]**: AI-powered logistics platform that integrates real-time data, generates courses of action, and runs simulations to accelerate resupply workflows. It addresses first, middle, and last-mile challenges at tactical, operational, and strategic levels. (Type: SaaS / AI platform)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (seed stage)
- **Key Metric**: $15.0M total funding (seed round led by 8VC, April 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: 8VC (lead), Silent Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Timeless Partners, Banter Capital. Incubated by 8VC’s Build program (also launched Epirus and Saronic). Awarded a U.S. Army PORTAL contract.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 213% YoY (~40 employees as of mid-2026); 45 active job postings; offices opened in Austin and DC; multiple pilot programs with major defense customers.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep domain expertise**: Founding team with experience at Palantir, Scale AI, Amazon Prime Air, DoD, and U.S. intelligence community.
- **First-mover in AI-defense logistics**: Addresses a critical vulnerability in modern military supply chains, using predictive analytics and automation long proven in commercial logistics.
- **Government traction**: Already awarded an Army contract and working directly with military services, creating high barriers to entry.
- **Talent pool**: Employees drawn from elite defense and AI companies (Palantir, Scale AI, Saronic, Kong, etc.).

## Strategic Focus
- Scale the Navigator platform across all military services.
- Expand engineering and deployment teams in direct proximity to customers (DC, El Segundo, Austin).
- Build on key partnerships and pilot programs to drive adoption in contested logistics environments.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: In-person, mission-driven environment with offices in Washington, DC, Austin, TX, and El Segundo, CA. The company emphasizes tackling hard problems with real-world impact.
- **Hybrid/Remote**: Hybrid workspace – employees engage in a mix of remote and on-site work; travel to customer locations may be required.
- **Security Clearance**: Some positions require U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a security clearance (TS/SCI). Not required for all roles.
- **Benefits**: Competitive salary, comprehensive health coverage, life and disability insurance, open paid time off, monthly gym/wellness reimbursement, healthy office meals.
- **Growth**: Rapidly scaling startup with strong funding and a clear mission – opportunity to shape early-stage product and culture.

## Sources
1. [gallatin.ai – Company Page](https://www.gallatin.ai/company)
2. [gallatin.ai – Careers Page](https://www.gallatin.ai/careers)
3. [LinkedIn – Gallatin AI Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/gallatinai)
4. [Built In – Gallatin AI Careers & Culture](https://builtin.com/company/gallatin-ai-inc)
5. [PRNewswire – Gallatin Emerges from Stealth with $15M Seed](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gallatin-emerges-from-stealth-with-15m-seed-investment-to-transform-defense-logistics-302422537.html)
6. [Ashby Jobs Board – Gallatin Open Positions](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/gallatin)

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