Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

About

Peraton seeks a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command (DCDC) with DCO AI Cyber Security Support. Location: Fort Meade, MD.

In this role, you will ensure reliability, performance, and availability of analytic platforms through monitoring, optimization, and incident response. You will operate as part of the Enablers Team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Monitor system resources using Grafana/CloudWatch
• Implement and maintain monitoring solutions
• Perform capacity planning and optimization
• Conduct root cause analysis for incidents
• Develop automation for reliability
• Define and track SLIs/SLOs

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD
• Must have/maintain a current Security+ or a comparable IA Cybersecurity certification
• Experience with monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus)
• Knowledge of SRE principles and practices
• Scripting and automation skills
• Incident management experience
• Performance analysis capabilities
• U.S Citizenship required
• DoD TS with ability to obtain/maintain SCI clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Any of the SRE certifications:
• SRE Foundation (DevOps Institute/PeopleCert): Focuses on the core principles, practices, and terminology of SRE, ideal for beginners.
• SRE Practitioner (GSDC): Validates deeper knowledge, focusing on implementing SRE, managing large-scale systems, and operational excellence.
• SRE Fundamentals (APMG International): Covers foundational concepts, including incident management and automation
• 8 years of specific experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field