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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Site Reliability Engineer - **Company:** Loyola Enterprises Incorporated - **Location:** Washington, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $170,000.0 - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Audit Trail, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Static Program Analysis, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Networking Basics, Routing, Public Key Infrastructure, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Reliability Engineering, Single Sign-On, Software Configuration Management, Software Engineering, TCP/IP, Software Vulnerability Management, AWS Cdk, Data Logging, Scripting, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Git, Cloudformation, SC Clearance, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Route53, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Devsecops, Docker, Jenkins, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** October 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6dc07b80b4c42529 ## About the Role Clearance: Must have an active Interim Secret or Secret Clearance. Requirement: Immediate hire, Full time, Full benefits Work week: 8 hrs/day, Work Location: This position offers the ability to work a hybrid remote schedule with the requirement to perform on-site support at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA up to 80%. Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field., We seek individuals who bring the following qualifications and skills to our team:. * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field. * 10+ years of experience in systems administration, cloud engineering, DevOps, SRE, or a related technical role. * Hands-on experience working with AWS services and cloud infrastructure. * Experience administering Linux, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). * Experience with Docker container technologies. * Experience supporting or working with a container orchestration platform, such as Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, or Amazon ECS. * Experience building and managing container images and container registries. * Experience developing, maintaining, or troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines. * Working knowledge of Git and source-code management practices. * Experience with scripting or automation using Python, Bash, and/or similar technologies. * Understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, load balancing, routing, and firewalls/security groups. * Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues across applications, operating systems, networks, and infrastructure. * Ability to work collaboratively with development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and operations teams. * Must meet DoD 8140 foundational compliance requirements through qualifying degree or certification. Preferred Qualifications: * 12+ years of progressive experience in infrastructure, cloud engineering, DevOps, SRE, or related disciplines. * Experience supporting AWS environments within the Department of Defense or U.S. Federal Government. * Advanced experience with AWS services such as EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Route 53, Elastic Load Balancing, ECR, ECS, and EKS. * Knowledge of PKI Certificate based authentication / Single Sign-On. * Strong experience with Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting. * Experience with GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, or similar CI/CD platforms. * Advanced Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, or comparable technologies. * Experience implementing observability solutions using technologies such as CloudWatch. * Experience performing root-cause analysis and developing corrective actions following production incidents. * Knowledge of AWS security best practices, IAM policies and roles, encryption, secrets management, vulnerability management, and least-privilege principles. * Experience with DevSecOps practices, including automated vulnerability scanning, container scanning, static code analysis, and security gates within CI/CD pipelines. * Experience supporting systems subject to DISA STIGs, NIST SP 800-53 controls, RMF, or other federal cybersecurity requirements. * AWS certification such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer. * Red Hat, Kubernetes, or related industry certifications., * Do you have knowledge of PKI Certificate based authentication / Single Sign-On. * Do you have experience with GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, or similar CI/CD platforms. * Do you have Advanced Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, or comparable technologies. * Do you have experience with DevSecOps practices, including automated vulnerability scanning, container scanning, static code analysis, and security gates within CI/CD pipelines. * Do you have an AWS certification such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer. * Do you have Red Hat, Kubernetes, or related industry certifications. * Do you have 10+ years of experience in systems administration, cloud engineering, DevOps, SRE, or a related technical role. * Do you have experience in infrastructure, cloud engineering, DevOps, SRE, or related disciplines * Do you have experience with AWS services such as EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Route 53, Elastic Load Balancing, ECR, ECS, and EKS. Education: * Bachelor's (Required) ## Description We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support and improve the reliability, availability, security, and performance of applications and infrastructure hosted within an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environment. The SRE will work closely with application development, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and operations teams to automate deployments, maintain containerized workloads, support Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems, and improve CI/CD pipelines and orchestration capabilities., Serve as the senior technical lead for the reliability, availability, performance, and security of applications and infrastructure in AWS GovCloud and classified cloud environments. Design and maintain AWS infrastructure, RHEL systems, container platforms, and automated CI/CD deployments using infrastructure as code and configuration management. Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational automation; lead troubleshooting, incident response, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions. Collaborate with development and security teams on vulnerability remediation, system hardening, and security controls, while maintaining operational documentation and procedures.