Job#: 2052711
Job Description:
Apex Systems, a World-Class Technology Solutions Provider, is seeking applicants for the below position on behalf of our client. Please email an updated resume to Jordan at [email protected] if interested and qualified.
*Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Position:Site Reliability Engineer, Journeyman
Clearance Requirement: Candidates must be US citizens able to obtain and/or maintain a Department of DefensePublic Trust as a condition and continuation of employment
Location:Hybrid; Fairfax, VA
Pay Rate Range:$114,000-171,000
Project Description: Our client isseeking a talentedJourneypersonSite Reliability Engineer (SRE)to play a key role indefining, implementing, and growing our SRE practiceto ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of our critical production environments.TheJourneypersonSREwill contribute toa culture ofcontinuous improvement,identifyingareas for enhancement, and driving initiatives to improve system reliability, scalability, and efficiency.Thesuccessful candidate willhavedemonstratedhands-on experiencedesigning, implementing, andmaintainingsolutions to ensure thatsystems, includinginfrastructure and applications,are resilient,highly available, and performant.TheJourneypersonSREwillalsoplay a critical role in definingand measuringthe Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs)for our solution.
Day to Day Responsibilities/typical day look like:
TheJourneypersonSREwillbe responsible:
- forsettingup comprehensivelogging,monitoring,andalertingsolutionsusing the Elasticstackand other toolsas necessaryto ensure the continuous performance of services.
- Additionally, they will respond to incidents, perform root cause analyses, and implement solutions to preventrecurrences.
- TheJourneypersonSRE will work in close collaborationwith other SRE team members,developers,testers,infrastructure engineers, DevOps engineers, and other stakeholders to integrate reliability and observability into the software development lifecycle.
Selling Points for Candidates:
- Permanent hire with our client
Requirements:
- US citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust Suitability
- 4+ years of experience as aSite ReliabilityEngineer(SRE)or equivalent
- 4+ years ofdemonstratedexperience designing,implementing, andmaintainingobservabilitysolutionsto include logging, monitoring, and alerting
- 4+ years of hands-on experience withSREtools (e.g.,Elastic, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, etc.)
- 2+ yearsdefiningand measuring SLOs and SLIs
- 2+ years of relevant experience using cloud platforms (AWSGovCloud preferred)
- 2+ years of hands-on programming or scripting (e.g., Python, Bash, etc.)
- Strong knowledge of microservices, containerization, and orchestration tools (Docker,Kubernetes)
- Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (development, testing,andproduct)to integrate reliability and observability into the software development lifecycle
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Proactive, detail-oriented approach toidentifyinginefficiencies and implementingimprovements
Desired Skills:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field(or4additionalyears of related experience)
- Experience working in an Agile/SAFeenvironment using ALM tools (Jira, Confluence, or similar)
- Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and platforms (Jenkins,CircleCI, GitLab, GitHub Actions, Argo, Travis CI, etc.)
- Expertisein configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
- Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- In-depth understanding of networking, security, and system administration of Linux operating systems
- Knowledgeof version controlplatformsand branching strategies
- Knowledge of disaster recovery planning, backup strategies, and data replication
- Experience supporting large Federal programs ($200M+)
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