Jr Site Reliability Engineer in McLean

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Job DescriptionJob DescriptionApply now: Jr Site Reliability Engineer, location is Remote. The start date is Late Feb / Early March for this 6 months (Contract-to-Hire) position.

Job Title: Jr Site Reliability Engineer
Location-Type: Remote (U.S.)
Start Date Is: Late Feb / Early March
Duration: 6 months (Contract-to-Hire)
Compensation Range: $45/hr - $50/hr (conversion up to ~$95K) Job Description:

Support and improve the reliability, availability, and security of a cloud- platform powering rec.gov . This role focuses on operating and automating AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure, improving CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring systems remain compliant within regulated environments such as FedRAMP and PCI.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Owns reliability and day-to-day operations of a secure AWS platform through automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code (CDK/Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Builds, deploys, and supports Kubernetes-based services while monitoring performance and quickly triaging issues.
• Improves developer experience by streamlining pipelines, tooling, and workflows; uses AI tools to increase efficiency.
• Works within regulated environments (FedRAMP/PCI/SOC2), applying strong cloud, OOP, and security fundamentals.

Requirements: Must-Haves:

• 2 years of hands-on experience in DevOps or DevSecOps engineering
• Strong experience developing automation for builds, testing, monitoring, and releases
• Hands-on experience administering Kubernetes in production environments
• Experience developing and securing cloud- solutions in AWS
• Experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code using AWS CDK, Terraform, or CloudFormation
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming fundamentals
• Recent hands-on-keyboard engineering experience within the last two years
• Experience automating tasks ranging from simple scripts to complex deployment workflows
• Experience using AI tooling to accelerate or streamline engineering tasks
• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience, or 6 years of experience in lieu of a degree

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with AWS CDK and TypeScript
• Experience with AWS logging and monitoring tools (CloudWatch, OpenSearch, Organizations)
• Experience with AWS security services (GuardDuty, Macie, Inspector, Detective)
• Experience operating platforms compliant with FedRAMP, PCI DSS, SOC2, or HITRUST
• Experience working in government-regulated environments with an ATO
• Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash
• Experience using Amazon Q

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