Senior Site Reliability Engineer: DR, Cloud & Automation Lead

Peraton; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton in Herndon, VA seeks a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to ensure reliability and recoverability of mission-critical platforms. You will lead DR drills, validate platform rebuilds, and drive automation across IaC and CI/CD pipelines.

You will manage Kubernetes clusters, container workloads, and observability via CloudWatch and Datadog, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve resilience and on-call readiness.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of relevant SRE/DevOps/infrastructure experience; or 12+ years with a high school diploma.
• Expert level hands-on knowledge of AWS services across compute, networking, storage, IAM, and serverless components.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and automation principles.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and progressive delivery with GitHub Actions or similar tools.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes administration, container orchestration, and Docker deployments.
• Proven experience validating DR processes, rebuilding systems, and data integrity checks.
• Experience building monitoring tools using CloudWatch, Datadog, or similar observability tools.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, C#, or Go for automation.
• Experience debugging complex failure modes and cascading issues.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills; able to communicate findings clearly.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment on mission-critical systems; eligible for Public Trust clearance.
• US Citizen or Green Card Holder.

Responsibilities

• Lead lifecycle platform portability and DR drill execution, including validating rebuild procedures and DR playbooks.
• Execute infrastructure-level drills to ensure recovery within the 48-hour target.
• Verify data integrity during drills and document remediation recommendations.
• Identify exit readiness gaps across infrastructure, automation, monitoring, and data recovery; drive corrective actions.
• Design and implement automated IaC workflows with Terraform and CloudFormation; standardize CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters and container workloads (Docker) including provisioning and scaling.
• Build and maintain observability solutions using CloudWatch, Datadog, and related tools.
• Develop automation scripts in Python or Java to reduce manual work and improve repeatability.
• Collaborate with platform engineering, security, applications, and data teams for compliant operations.
• Participate in on-call rotations, root cause analyses, and incident response to improve resilience.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Docker

Python

Java

Public Trust clearance

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Peraton in Herndon, VA seeks a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to ensure reliability and recoverability of mission-critical platforms. You will lead DR drills, validate platform rebuilds, and drive automation across IaC and CI/CD pipelines.

You will manage Kubernetes clusters, container workloads, and observability via CloudWatch and Datadog, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve resilience and on-call readiness.