Site Reliability Engineer Level 2

Peraton; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Bonus plan

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Peraton seeks a senior SRE to design, implement, and sustain automated deployment and infrastructure solutions in large-scale AWS environments. You will ensure performance, security, and resilience of production systems while collaborating with software engineers, cloud engineers, and cybersecurity teams.

Responsibilities include building CI/CD pipelines, IaC with Terraform and Ansible, GitLab pipelines for Python and Java apps, automating Linux operations, and deploying containerized

Qualifications

• 11 years of software development/engineering experience including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem resolution.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field highly desired; equivalent to two years of experience.
• Master's degree in a Technical Field will be equivalent to four years of experience.
• 7 years of system engineering/architecture experience.
• 7 years experience with products supporting highly distributed computing (Hbase, Hadoop, Acumulo, Big Table, Cassandra, Scality, et al.).
• At least 7 years scripting in Perl, Python, or Ruby for automation.
• At least 3 years managing and monitoring large Cloud Systems (>1000 nodes).
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph; one of AWS CKAD/Certifications listed.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and sustain CI/CD pipelines for production applications in AWS.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible.
• Build, optimize, and troubleshoot GitLab CI/CD pipelines for Python- and Java-based deployments.
• Automate Linux system administration for RHEL 8+ and Amazon Linux.
• Engineer, deploy, and maintain containerized applications using Docker and/or Podman.
• Develop automation tooling and test frameworks in Python.
• Manage Ansible playbooks, roles, collections, and plugins for enterprise automation.
• Support distributed cloud environments emphasizing availability, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Implement automated validation, security, compliance, and testing for IaC deployments.
• Conduct fault-injection, chaos engineering, and resiliency testing.
• Monitor health, analyze performance, perform root cause analysis, and implement improvements.
• Collaborate with developers, cloud engineers, cybersecurity, and architects to deliver secure, resilient solutions.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI/CD

Python

Java

Linux admin

RHEL 8+

Docker

Podman

Automation tooling

Testing frameworks

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in a technical field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Podman

GitLab CI/CD

Kubernetes

Job description

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

This position supports the reliability, automation, deployment, and operational sustainment of mission-critical, cloud-hosted applications running in large-scale AWS environments. The successful candidate will serve as a senior technical contributor responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automated deployment and infrastructure solutions while ensuring the performance, scalability, security, and resilience of production systems.

Candidates must meet all SRE2 labor category qualifications, including extensive experience in software engineering, systems engineering, cloud operations, automation, and large-scale distributed computing environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and sustain CI/CD pipelines supporting the continuous delivery of production applications in AWS.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and Ansible to automate provisioning, configuration management, and lifecycle operations.
• Build, optimize, and troubleshoot GitLab CI/CD pipelines supporting Python- and Java-based application deployments.
• Automate Linux system administration and operations for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8+) and Amazon Linux environments.
• Engineer, deploy, and maintain containerized application solutions utilizing Docker and/or Podman technologies.
• Develop software automation, operational tooling, and test frameworks using Python and related technologies.
• Manage and extend Ansible playbooks, roles, collections, and custom plugins to support enterprise-scale automation requirements.
• Support distributed cloud environments and services with an emphasis on availability, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Implement automated validation, security, compliance, and testing workflows for Infrastructure as Code deployments.
• Conduct fault-injection, chaos engineering, and resiliency testing activities to validate system stability and recovery capabilities.
• Monitor system health, analyze performance trends, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to improve service reliability.
• Collaborate with software developers, cloud engineers, cybersecurity teams, and system architects to deliver secure, resilient, and maintainable solutions.

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Qualifications

• Shall have eleven (11) years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution.
• • A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in a related technical field is highly desired which will be considered equivalent to two (2) years of experience.
  • A Master's degree in a Technical Field will be considered equivalent to four (4) years of experience.
• Shall have seven (7) years experience in system engineering/architecture.
• Shall have seven (7) years experience working with products that support highly distributed, massively parallel computation needs such as Hbase, Hadoop, Acumulo, Big Table, Cassandra, Scality et cetera.
• At least seven (7) years experience writing software scripts using scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or Ruby for software automation.
• At least three (3) years of experience managing and monitoring large Cloud System (>1000 nodes).
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.One of the following certifications is required:
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
  • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
  • AWS DevOps Engineer- Professional
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on our critical National Security programs, 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 eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Target Salary Range

$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the 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.

Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed athttps://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO

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