> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/4602213-site-reliability-engineer-level-2](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4602213-site-reliability-engineer-level-2). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Site Reliability Engineer Level 2

- **Company:** Peraton Inc
- **Location:** Laurel, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $146,000 - $234,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, BigTable, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Continuous Delivery, Distributed Systems, Perl (Programming Language), Apache Hadoop, Apache HBase, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Ruby, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Gitlab-ci, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Cassandra, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** November 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9294106/site-reliability-engineer-level-2

## About the Role

Candidates must meet all SRE2 labor category qualifications, including extensive experience in software engineering, systems engineering, cloud operations, automation, and large-scale distributed computing environments., * Shall have eleven (11) years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution.
*

 + A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in a related technical field is highly desired which will be considered equivalent to two (2) years of experience.
 + A Master's degree in a Technical Field will be considered equivalent to four (4) years of experience.
 * Shall have seven (7) years experience in system engineering/architecture.
 * Shall have seven (7) years experience working with products that support highly distributed, massively parallel computation needs such as Hbase, Hadoop, Acumulo, Big Table, Cassandra, Scality et cetera.
 * At least seven (7) years experience writing software scripts using scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or Ruby for software automation.
 * At least three (3) years of experience managing and monitoring large Cloud System (>1000 nodes).
 * Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.

## Description

This position supports the reliability, automation, deployment, and operational sustainment of mission-critical, cloud-hosted applications running in large-scale AWS environments. The successful candidate will serve as a senior technical contributor responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automated deployment and infrastructure solutions while ensuring the performance, scalability, security, and resilience of production systems., * Design, implement, and sustain CI/CD pipelines supporting the continuous delivery of production applications in AWS.

 * Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and Ansible to automate provisioning, configuration management, and lifecycle operations.
 * Build, optimize, and troubleshoot GitLab CI/CD pipelines supporting Python- and Java-based application deployments.
 * Automate Linux system administration and operations for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8+) and Amazon Linux environments.
 * Engineer, deploy, and maintain containerized application solutions utilizing Docker and/or Podman technologies.
 * Develop software automation, operational tooling, and test frameworks using Python and related technologies.
 * Manage and extend Ansible playbooks, roles, collections, and custom plugins to support enterprise-scale automation requirements.
 * Support distributed cloud environments and services with an emphasis on availability, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
 * Implement automated validation, security, compliance, and testing workflows for Infrastructure as Code deployments.
 * Conduct fault-injection, chaos engineering, and resiliency testing activities to validate system stability and recovery capabilities.
 * Monitor system health, analyze performance trends, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to improve service reliability.
 * Collaborate with software developers, cloud engineers, cybersecurity teams, and system architects to deliver secure, resilient, and maintainable solutions.