Site Reliability Engineer

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:  Enterprise IT infrastructure and legacy applications maintenance support to an IC customer. 

 

The function areas include: Operations and Maintenance (O&M), legacy application/system mission​

capability enhancements, infrastructure, security, web applications, metrics, compliance-related audit,​

Service/Help Desk, procurement of hardware and software, and Disaster Recovery (DR). Enhancements​

include bugfixes, improving the capabilities of and adding new functions to a legacy application.​

 

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and resilient cloud-based infrastructure using AWS services.

• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation scripts to provision and manage AWS resources.

• Enable configuration management, ensuring consistent and secure deployments across various environments.

• Automate deployment, scaling, and management of containers.

• Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure issues, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance.

• Continuously improve and optimize cloud infrastructure and configuration management processes to enhance efficiency and reduce manual interventions.

• Include test scripts for automated performance testing during build, test, and deployment phases.

• Monitor AWS resource consumption and associated costs, implementing cost optimization strategies.

System Monitoring:

 

• Implement proactive monitoring and logging solutions to ensure system health and security compliance.

• Provide immediate notification and detailed communication in the event of system-wide outages or performance issues.

Security and Compliance:

 

• Leverage knowledge of NIST standards to maintain the APS security posture.

• Conduct regular security scans as part of the build processes.

Continuous Improvement and Innovation:

 

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and implement innovative approaches throughout the SDLC.

• Conduct performance testing and regression testing after major releases to ensure system stability.

• Utilize DevSecOps processes to enhance speed, agility, and reduce risks.

• Perform detailed analysis of proposed innovations to evaluate their benefits and feasibility.

 

**This position is contingent on contract award.**

Required Qualifications:

 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and 6 years of Cloud Engineering experience. 
• Must possess and maintain TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph.
• Experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role.

• Strong understanding of AWS core services such as EC2, R3, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, and others.
• Experience with automation tools (e.g. Ansible, Jenkins)
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g. Python, Java, TypeScript, etc.)
• Solid understanding of networking protocols and security best practices.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.
• Professional certification(s) in AWS
• Preferred to have experience managing AWS environments.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, DevSecOps, containerized application Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.

• Proven track record of innovation and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications:

 

• AWS Certification

• Experience in Intelligence Community or Homeland Security or Law Enforcement IT and understanding of Counterterrorism mission support

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.

$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.