Site Reliability Engineer, Principal

Parsons•Columbia, MD

1d•Remote

About The Position

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems. This position involves working closely with development and operations teams to build and maintain robust infrastructure, automate processes, and enhance system reliability. You will work closely with our partners as well as data engineers, analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure that our data-driven strategies are effective and aligned with our organizational goals. This role supports remote work, with occasional onsite attendance required for customer-facing meetings in Columbia, MD.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience
A minimum of 6-10 years of experience in a DevOps or related role
Current Security+ c ertification
Proficient in Linux/Unix systems administration, cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP), automation (Python, Go, Bash, Ansible, Terraform), monitoring and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog), and CI/CD pipelines
Experience with incident management, performance tuning, capacity planning, and security best practices
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Must possess excellent communication and a willingness to continuously learn and adapt to the ever-evolving technology landscape and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of database management and optimization
Previous experience in a DevOps or Agile environment

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable infrastructure solutions
Develop and manage monitoring and alerting systems to ensure system health and performance
Collaborate with development teams to improve system architecture and deployment processes
Automate repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reduce human error
Troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues, ensuring minimal downtime
Document processes, systems, and configurations to ensure knowledge sharing and continuit y