Site Reliability Engineer with Security Clearance

About Peraton 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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit  to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure. About

The Role Program Overview Peraton provides a secure, worldwide, high-performance communications network comprised of real-time interactive applications operating over a dedicated IP backbone with secure services for complex national and worldwide executive-level communications. Peraton provides the O&M of the network infrastructure and its components, integration for development of hardware and software solutions, and task support for the delivery of system, network, software, and security solutions.

About

The Role Peraton is seeking a self-driven and resourceful Site Reliability Engineer to join our dynamic of Network and UC engineers in Washington, DC. This position combines software engineering and systems administration disciplines to ensure the availability, performance, scalability, and reliability of mission-critical applications and infrastructure. The SRE will drive automation initiatives, observability improvements, and incident response operations. Site Reliability Engineer responsibilities:

* Design and implement automation solutions for infrastructure and application management.

* Drive modernization efforts by engineering and implementing infrastructure improvements, automation capabilities, and technology refresh initiatives.

* Develop and maintain monitoring and observability platforms.

* Define and manage Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs).

* Support incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.

* Implement infrastructure-as-code and configuration management solutions.

* Optimize system performance and reliability.

* Collaborate with software development, operations, and security teams.

* Support cloud and hybrid-cloud environments.
Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

* An active/current TS/SCI Security Clearance is required.

* Bachelors degree in computer science, information technology (or similar technical field) and eight (8+) years relevant experience; an additional four years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

* Minimum 7+ years of software engineering, Dev Ops, or operations experience.

* Cloud Certifications (AWS, Azure, or equivalent).

* CISSP or CASP+

* DoD 8140/8570 Compliant.

* Strong Linux administration experience.

* Experience with cloud-native technologies and automation frameworks.

Desired Qualifications and

Experience:

* CKA

* RHCSA

* AWS Dev Ops Engineer

* Azure Administrator (AZ-400)

* CCSP

* Kubernetes, Rancher, Helm, Docker, cilium, Rook, Ceph, MinIO, S3, Port Worz, Load Balancing, Ansible, Desired State Configuration, Terraform, Python, Powershell, Scripting
Details Target Salary Range: $112,000 - $179,000. 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 at  Application Statements:
The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity.

EEO:

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