Senior SRE — Cloud, Kubernetes & Automation Lead

631 Booz Allen Hamilton_United States; Maryland; On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

The Booz Allen Site Reliability Engineer, Senior role focuses on reliability, performance, and scalability of a mission-critical platform. You’ll design automation, monitor health, and troubleshoot production issues across AWS, collaborating with development teams to strengthen stability.

We value experience in Python, IaC with CloudFormation, Linux scripting, and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), plus security-minded, disciplined engineering with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with software development in object-oriented and scripted languages such as Python.
• 2+ years of experience independently driving software development or engineering activities, managing priorities, and delivering technical solutions with minimal supervision.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using CloudFormation and AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
• Experience with Linux or Unix administration and scripting using languages such as Python or Bash.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automation to improve reliability and scalability of a mission-critical platform.
• Monitor infrastructure health, troubleshoot production issues across AWS environments, and optimize performance.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve system stability, resiliency, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Python

IaC (CloudFormation)

Linux scripting

Docker & Kubernetes

Monitoring & incident response

Security & resilience

Clearance eligible

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems

Master’s degree in CS, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems

8+ years of experience in application design and development (in lieu of degree)

Tools

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

OpenSearch

CloudWatch

Job description

The Booz Allen Site Reliability Engineer, Senior role focuses on reliability, performance, and scalability of a mission-critical platform. You’ll design automation, monitor health, and troubleshoot production issues across AWS, collaborating with development teams to strengthen stability.

We value experience in Python, IaC with CloudFormation, Linux scripting, and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), plus security-minded, disciplined engineering with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI