Job ID: JOB_ID_10215
About the Role:
Elite Technical is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our client’s team in the Washington DC, Maryland, and/or Virginia (DMV) area. This is a long-term contract position with a hybrid work model, requiring one day onsite per week in Reston, VA. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in platform engineering, cloud technologies (AWS), and SRE principles, with a proven track record of driving transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Platform engineering and Administration with a focus on transformation initiatives.
- Implement and maintain SRE principles and practices to improve system reliability, availability, and performance.
- Utilize containerization technologies like Kubernetes and cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
- Manage and optimize DevOps toolchains including Ansible, Jenkins, Artifactory, Bitbucket, etc.
- Apply technical patterns such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Automated Provisioning/Release, and CI/CD.
- Develop and implement software engineering solutions, leveraging Python for build, integration, testing, releasing, and deployment.
- Collaborate effectively with peers, customers (Dev, Architects, Engineers), and stakeholders to deliver robust engineering solutions.
- Lead the engineering of robust Middleware Environments and provide Linux System Administration.
- Hands-on experience with AWS platform and services including VPC, Networking, Direct Connect, Subnets, NACLs, Security Groups, EC2, S3, IAM, ELBs, Lambda, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and EKS.
- Implement and manage infrastructure using Code and Policy as Code principles.
- Utilize automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible playbooks, and Python code.
- Experience with AWS Cloud Formation and CDK is required.
- Develop Lambda functions, preferably in Python (Boto3).
- Write Linux Bash scripts.
- Experience with Containerization and Amazon EKS is a significant plus.
- Work with various DevOps toolchains, including Git/repo, Crucible, Jenkins, etc.
- Implement and manage a CI/CD toolchain.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Minimum of one AWS certification is required.
- Minimum of 10 years of IT experience, with at least 5 years in AWS Cloud.
- 3-5 years of experience in a Site Reliability Engineering role.
- 3+ years of experience with Containerization (Kubernetes), Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure etc.), DevOps tool chain (Ansible, Jenkins, Artifactory, bitbucket, etc.), and technical patterns (IaC, Automated Provisioning/Release, CI/CD, etc.).
- Solid understanding of Software coding techniques and experience with full spectrum of Software engineering (Build, Integration, Test, Releasing and Deployment) leveraging Python.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of the AWS platform and services.
- Hands-on experience with Automation and Infrastructure Provisioning is a must.
- Hands-on experience with writing Lambda functions preferably in Python (Boto3).
- Well-versed in writing Linux Bash scripts.
- A great understanding of various DevOps toolchains.
- Solid understanding and experience with a CI/CD tool chain.
Additional Information:
- This is a hybrid position requiring 1 onsite visit per week in Reston, VA.
- The role involves driving transformation initiatives and requires strong leadership experience.
- Keywords: continuous integration continuous deployment SRE information technology Virginia Site Reliability Engineer Local to DMV.
Special Requirements
Video then F2F is required
Compensation & Location
Salary: $120,000 – $160,000 per year (Estimated)
Location: Reston, VA
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