Agentic Operations Site Reliability Engineer

Booz Allen; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Financial planning resources

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Professional development assistance

Tuition assistance

Work-life programs

Dependent care

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, VA seeks an Agentic Operations Site Reliability Engineer to run the platform where mission AI lives, with IL5 requirements and GovCloud security. You will ensure high availability, security, and automation across cloud services and containerized workloads.

You will own EKS, RDS, images, and virtual desktops; build observability with Grafana, Tempo, and OpenTelemetry, and automate patches, certificates, and releases for a reliable mission-critical platform.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with AWS GovCloud and multi-account landing zone.
• 7+ years of experience with Kubernetes (EKS), Helm, or GitOps Argo CD.
• 7+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code, including AWS CDK TypeScript and Terraform.
• 7+ years of experience with modern observability tools, including Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Mimir, OpenTelemetry, and Splunk.
• 7+ years of experience with secure software development practices.

Responsibilities

• Own availability for EKS, RDS, images, and virtual desktops.
• Build observability with Grafana, Tempo, and OpenTelemetry; and automate patching, certificates, and releases.
• Automate routine operations and contribute to agentic AI platform reliability.
• Support on‑call operations, incident reviews, and secure IL5 platform requirements.

Skills

AWS GovCloud

Kubernetes (EKS)

GitOps (Argo CD)

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

AWS CDK TypeScript

Grafana

Tempo

OpenTelemetry

Splunk

Secure software development

Agentic AI platforms

On-call operations

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Kubernetes (EKS)

Helm

GitOps (Argo CD)

Terraform

AWS CDK TypeScript

Grafana

Tempo

OpenTelemetry

Splunk

Job description

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Build mission-ready tech that protects the nation.

Agentic Operations Site Reliability Engineer

The Opportunity: Imagine running the cloud environments where agentic AI goes to work for the mission. As a site reliability engineer, you know that availability, observability, and automation turn a platform into a service. Booz Allen is the leading provider of AI services to the nation, and we're looking for an SRE with AWS GovCloud, Kubernetes, and GitOps experience to keep a DoD Impact Level 5 (IL5) platform reliable and move routine operations to pre‑authorized automation.

On our team, you'll own availability for EKS, RDS, images, and virtual desktops, build observability with Grafana, Tempo, and OpenTele met ry, and automate patching, certificates, and releases so engineers spend their time on what is new. This is your opportunity to deepen your experience in agentic operations and help mission AI run reliably at IL5.

Ready to run the platform where mission AI lives?

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 7+ years of experience with AWS GovCloud, including multi‑account landing zone
• 7+ years of experience with Kubernetes ( EKS ) , Helm, or GitOps Argo CD
• 7+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code, including AWS CDK TypeScript and Terraform
• 7+ years of experience with modern observ ability to ols, including Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Mimir, OpenTele met ry, and Splunk
• 7+ years of experience with secure sof tware development practices
• Experience supporting agentic AI platforms, agents, or autonomous workflow orchestration systems
• Experience with on‑call operations, including runbooks, incident command, and post‑incident reviews
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience building distributed tracing for multi‑agent workflows
• Experience with AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager, image pipelines, and certificate automation in GovCloud
• Knowledge of IL5 agent execution patterns, logging, and audit frameworks

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well‑being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in‑person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people‑first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full‑time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.