Site Reliability Engineer, Lead

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   D ev O ps , 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 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 with a polygraph Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps Engineering, or Platform Engineering, or 12+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps Engineering, or Platform Engineering in lieu of a degree Ability to obtain a Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification within 6 months of start date     Nice If You Have:     Experience with deploying and managing   OpenTelemetry .   Experience with AWS CloudWatch, AWS EKS, and related AWS services Experience managing Kubernetes environments through Rancher Experience implementing SRE practices such as SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and incident management Experience with Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Nessus, JIRA, and Confluence    Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices architectures, and containerized workloads Knowledge of NIST 800-53 and NIST-190     Master’s degree in a relevant field Security+ CE, 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 with polygraph 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. 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