Peraton · 4 hours ago
Site Reliability Engineer
Annapolis Junction, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$176K/yr - $282K/yr
16+ years expPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to lead and support the migration of on-premise corporate hardware systems into the cloud, design and manage AWS infrastructure, and implement Infrastructure as Code to ensure scalable deployments.
Information TechnologyRobotics
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead and support the migration of on-premise corporate hardware systems into the WANDS/AWS cloud environment
Design, deploy, and manage AWS infrastructure, including EC2, VPCs, networking, security controls, IAM, and related services
Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible to ensure scalable, repeatable, and auditable deployments
Apply AWS Well-Architected Framework principles across operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, and sustainability
Perform Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) functions, including automation of operational tasks, system hardening, and resilience engineering
Design and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system availability, performance, and rapid incident response
Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams to improve system reliability and reduce operational toil
Identify and drive continuous improvements in cloud architecture, reliability, and operational processes
Qualification
Required
Sixteen (16) years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in a related technical field is highly desired which will be considered equivalent to two (2) years of experience. A Master's degree in a Technical Field will be considered equivalent to four (4) years of experience. NOTE: A degree in Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, or similar degree will be considered
Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph is required
One of the following certifications is required: AWS Certified Developer-Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Professional, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator-Associate, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKAD), Elastic Certified Engineer, Elastic Certified Observability Engineer
Possession of a Cloud certification is required and will be verified as part of the interview or offer process
Preferred
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, DevOps, CI/CD, and automation
Benefits
Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents
25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap
Participation in an attractive bonus plan
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Health savings account
Short/long term disability
EAP
Parental leave
401(k)
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
Company paid holidays
Company
Peraton
Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thomas Terjesen
Chief Information Officer
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