Overview

Are you an SRE who thrives on ensuring systems run flawlessly, especially when the world winds down? Peraton is looking for a dedicated Site Reliability Engineer to join our team. We need someone passionate about operational excellence, ready to tackle the complexities of production systems across AWS Commercial and GovCloud environments. If you’re a night owl with a knack for reliability engineering, keen to make a real impact, then this evening shift opportunity could be exactly what you're seeking.

Peraton is seeking a seasoned Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to play a crucial role in maintaining the operational reliability of our production systems. You will work within dynamic AWS Commercial and AWS GovCloud environments, with a primary focus on workloads running on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA). This isn't just about fixing things; it's about partnering closely with platform engineers, our robust security team, and dedicated application developers. Together, you will ensure our infrastructure services are consistently reliable, highly available, and deployed in a manner that satisfies both developer efficiency and stringent security requirements.

This is a fully remote position, offering flexibility from anywhere in the world. Your scheduled working hours will be an evening shift, specifically from 3pm to 11pm Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Key Responsibilities

Operate and meticulously maintain critical production infrastructure services and applications, always prioritizing their availability, reliability, performance, security, and overall operational health.
Vigilantly monitor services and applications. You will utilize defined SLIs, SLOs, intuitive dashboards, timely alerts, and other advanced observability tools. Expect to continuously refine our methods for detecting, diagnosing, and swiftly resolving operational issues.
Collaborate proactively with application teams. Your insights will be crucial in defining robust operational requirements and integrating reliability best practices from the initial stages of development.
Implement and manage automation solutions to streamline operational tasks, reducing manual effort and improving system consistency.
Participate in on-call rotations as needed, ensuring rapid response to critical incidents during your shift.
Contribute to the ongoing development and enhancement of our SRE tooling and practices, promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

Requirements

To excel in this role, we are looking for candidates who possess:

Proven professional experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or in a similar operations focused role.
Strong working knowledge and hands-on experience deploying and managing system components within AWS Commercial and GovCloud environments.
Practical experience with Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) is highly desirable.
Familiarity with deploying and managing system components in other cloud providers like Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
A deep understanding of SRE principles, including observability, incident management, post-mortems, and automation.
Solid understanding of Linux operating systems and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems.
Effective communication and collaboration skills, crucial for working with diverse engineering and security teams.

What You'll Gain

Joining Peraton as an Evening Shift SRE offers a unique set of advantages:

The opportunity to make a tangible impact on the operational reliability and security of critical production systems, supporting vital missions.
Work with cutting-edge cloud technologies, including advanced AWS services, OpenShift, and multi-cloud environments.
A collaborative and supportive team environment where your expertise is valued and continuous learning is encouraged.
Be part of a company that prioritizes innovation and professional growth, offering paths for career advancement.
Enjoy the flexibility and work-life balance that comes with a fully remote position, serving a worldwide organization.