Site Reliability Engineer

Bana Solutions, LLC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bana Solutions, LLC seeks an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to support a DoD-classified IAM platform. You will enhance reliability, automate operations, and ensure secure, scalable infrastructure in an AWS environment.

The role emphasizes proactive incident response, performance optimization, and collaboration with cybersecurity and software teams to maintain mission-critical operations with high resilience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline.
• 6+ years of professional Site Reliability Engineering or related experience.
• Experience with AWS.
• Python and/or Bash for automation.
• Experience troubleshooting Linux-based systems.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.
• Experience in mission-critical production environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve reliability, availability, and performance of IAM platform.
• Monitor production systems and proactively resolve issues.
• Develop automation scripts and tooling using Python and Bash.
• Support AWS-based infrastructure and services.
• Collaborate with software, cybersecurity, and sysadmin teams to implement scalable, secure solutions.
• Develop observability capabilities for rapid issue detection and resolution.
• Participate in incident response and post-incident reviews to improve resiliency.
• Implement IaC best practices for infrastructure improvements.
• Create and maintain runbooks and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure compliance with DoD security requirements and organizational policies.

Skills

Python scripting

Linux administration

Monitoring observability

Automation

Cloud engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

OVERVIEW:

We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support the operations, reliability, and continuous improvement of a mission-critical Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform deployed within a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) classified environment. This custom-built IAM solution leverages behavioral intelligence and advanced analytics to rapidly identify, detect, and respond to identity- related anomalies and operational issues. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with cloud technologies, automation, infrastructure reliability, and secure system operations. This role requires a proactive engineer who can improve system availability, automate operational tasks, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure the IAM platform maintains high levels of performance and resilience.

GENERAL DUTIES:

• Maintain and improve the reliability, availability, and performance of a custom Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform.
• Monitor production systems and proactively identify, investigate, and resolve infrastructure and application issues.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and operational tooling using Python and/or Bash.
• Support AWS-based infrastructure and services, including deployment, monitoring, and operational management.
• Collaborate with software engineers, cybersecurity teams, and system administrators to implement reliable, scalable, and secure solutions.
• Develop monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability capabilities to ensure rapid detection and resolution of operational issues.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews to improve system resiliency.
• Implement infrastructure improvements using automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices where applicable.
• Create and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure compliance with DoD security requirements and organizational cybersecurity policies.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience supporting applications or infrastructure within Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting for automation and operational tooling.
• Experience troubleshooting Linux-based systems and distributed applications.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms.
• Experience supporting mission-critical production environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain system documentation and operational procedures.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience supporting Identity and Access Management (IAM) platforms.
• Experience operating systems within classified or highly regulated government environments.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of behavioral analytics, identity security, or cybersecurity operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Strong commitment to operational excellence, automation, and continuous improvement.

CLEARANCE:

• Active Top Secret clearance minimum required