Site Reliability Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to help design and operate robust, scalable infrastructure for government-focused aviation systems. You will implement monitoring, automation, and reproducible configurations that reduce toil and improve reliability.

You will work with Kubernetes, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines, while aiming to deliver secure, high-availability services. U.S. citizenship is required for eligibility.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience provisioning and managing infrastructure and applications in Cloud environments.
• 2+ years of experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Loki, Alloy, Prometheus, Elasticsearch, or Kibana.
• 2+ years of experience with Kubernetes containerization.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IAC) environments, including automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, or monitoring and testing such as CI/CD.
• Experience with automation tools, including Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible, automating system configurations, and orchestrating network operations and DevOps pipelines in Cloud environments.
• Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, performing a gap analysis, and producing artifacts that articulate options and recommendations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements.
• Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Build resilient infrastructure to reduce toil and improve reliability.
• Implement monitoring and observability tooling across systems.
• Automate routine tasks and self-healing workflows.
• Collaborate to modernize aviation-related systems and support national operations.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

Monitoring tools

Grafana

Prometheus

Elasticsearch

Kibana

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

CI/CD

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GitLab

GitHub

Docker

OpenShift

Job description

The Opportunity:

Engineering to make a system more resilient and efficient frees up time and money to build more capabilities. Whether you come from a background in network engineering, systems administration, or software development—if you have a passion for making systems better, we need you!

Job Number: R0248455

Site Reliability Engineer

The Opportunity:

Engineering to make a system more resilient and efficient frees up time and money to build more capabilities. Whether you come from a background in network engineering, systems administration, or software development—if you have a passion for making systems better, we need you!

As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) on our team, you’ll help clients develop more robust systems by building a resilient infrastructure. You’ll build in redundancy, implement monitoring tools, and automate wherever possible.

You’ll reduce toil by scripting routine tasks and automating self-repair. This is your chance to further your skills in aviation systems while continuing to grow your SRE experience. Work with us as we help improve our nation’s operations. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 6+ years of experience provisioning and managing infrastructure and applications in Cloud environments
• 2+ years of experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Loki, Alloy, Prometheus, Elasticsearch, or Kibana
• 2+ years of experience with Kubernetes containerization
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IAC) environments, including activities around the automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, or monitoring and testing such as CI/CD
• Experience with automation tools, including Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible, automating system configurations, and orchestrating network operations and DevOps pipelines, including scaling, releases, and day-to-day system operations in Cloud environments
• Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, performing a gap analysis, and producing artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience as a site reliability engineer in an enterprise environment and supporting enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure
• Experience with cybersecurity concepts, including threats, vulnerabilities, security operations, patching, boundary defense, auditing, or authentication
• Experience scripting in Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby
• Experience with managing Git-based version control systems, including GitLab or GitHub
• Experience with open technologies, DevOps, and IaC tools, including Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Gitlab, Jenkins, GitHub, Terraform, Ansible, and Git
• Experience with cloud native container orchestration technologies, including EKS
• Experience with system integration using a variety of protocols, including JSON, REST, and XML
• Experience leveraging JSON, YAML, or XML for configuration
• Experience with building, deployment, release automation, or orchestration
• AWS, Certified Solutions Architect Associate, Certified Solutions Architect Professional, or Certified DevOps Professional Certification

Vetting:

Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client.

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 $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (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.