Site Reliability Engineer, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton; Riverside (OH); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to safeguard the reliability, performance, and security of critical systems across cloud and air-gapped environments. You will lead observability, automation, incident response, and best-practice implementation in partnership with DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance, 8+ years in SRE-related areas, and experience with Terraform/Terragrunt, Kubernetes, and AWS.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms (Splunk/Prometheus/Grafana/ELK).
• 8+ years Linux systems administration and networking within AWS.
• Experience with Python scripting and automation.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Terragrunt; Kubernetes administration.
• TS/SCI clearance; HS diploma or GED; CompTIA Security+ Certification.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the reliability, performance, scalability, and security of production systems and platforms.
• Lead design and implementation of observability, automation, incident response, and operational best practices across environments.
• Collaborate with DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams to improve resilience and reduce risk.
• Drive root cause analysis, capacity planning, and reliability standards.

Skills

Monitoring & observability

Linux administration

AWS networking

Python scripting

Terraform

Terragrunt

Kubernetes administration

TS/SCI clearance

HS diploma

Security+ Certification

Education

HS diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in IT/IS/Cybersecurity/Engineering

Tools

Splunk

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Terraform

Terragrunt

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer, Lead

The Opportunity: As a Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) on our team, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, scalability, and security of critical production systems and platforms. This role leads the design and implementation of observability, automation, incident response, and operational best practices across cloud and air-gapped environments, while partnering closely with DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams to improve system resilience and reduce operational risk. The Lead SRE also drives root cause analysis, capacity planning, reliability standards, and continuous improvement initiatives to support highly available, efficient, and scalable services. This is your chance to further your skills in cloud infrastructure and technologies while continuing to grow your SRE experience. You'll build and support a reliable site for the environment in order to meet the development and maintenance requirements of systems and platforms. Work with the development and operation teams to evaluate the health, stability and reliability of systems and platforms. Design and develop technical tools to debug problems that occur in the deployment of applications, within specific platforms and systems. Join our efforts to strengthen our security posture and safeguard national interests. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have

• 8+ years of experience with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms, such as Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack
• 8+ years of experience with Linux systems administration and networking fundamentals within AWS
• Experience with Python scripting and automation
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Terragrunt
• Knowledge of Kubernetes administration, troubleshooting, and operations
• TS/SCI clearance
• HS diploma or GED
• CompTIA Security+ Certification

Nice If You Have

• Experience with cybersecurity concepts, including threats, vulnerabilities, security operations, patching, boundary defense, auditing, or authentication
• Experience with RHEL administrations
• Knowledge of NIST 800-53
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or other related field
• SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

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 $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (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

• 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.

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About Booz Allen

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