Site Reliability Engineer

Peraton; Maryland; On-site; USD 176,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Heavily subsidized employee benefits

25 days PTO annually

Participation in bonus plan

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a skilled candidate to lead the migration of on-premise corporate systems to the AWS cloud environment. Responsibilities include designing AWS infrastructure, implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and performing Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) functions.

The ideal candidate will possess at least sixteen years of experience in software development and an active TS/SCI security clearance. The role offers a competitive salary range of $176,000 to $282,000 and significant employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Sixteen (16) years experience in software development, including requirements analysis and testing.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead migration of corporate hardware systems to AWS cloud.
• Design and manage AWS infrastructure.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure repeatable deployments.
• Perform Site Reliability Engineering functions to enhance operational tasks.

Skills

Cloud architecture optimization

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Collaboration with engineering teams

Continuous improvement processes

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in related technical field

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Program Overview

Provides IC data management support to modernize mega data repositories, dataflow management, data provenance and compliance validation, and streaming solutions.

About The Role

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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 a related technical field is highly desired; a Master's degree in a technical field will be considered equivalent to additional years. A degree in Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, or similar will be considered.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph is required.

Required Certifications

• 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

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, DevOps, CI/CD, and automation.

Benefits

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and participation in an attractive bonus plan.

Salary Range

Target Salary Range: $176,000 - $282,000. Salary is determined by various factors including but not limited to scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO Statement

Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.