SRE Engineer

ZP Group•Reston, VA

41d•$100,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Mid-level Site Reliability Engineer. This is a hybrid role based in Reston, VA. The ideal candidate will have strong DevOps and systems engineering experience, with exposure to big data technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience managing big data platforms (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Druid)
Strong Linux configuration and administration skills
Deep understanding of infrastructure-as-code, especially Ansible
Experience with Docker or Kubernetes in production environments
Strong automation skills and understanding of CI/CD principles
Ability to debug in Java (basic level)

Nice To Haves

Experience creating dashboards is a plus

Responsibilities

Architect, deploy, and manage large-scale data platforms (Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Druid) on Kubernetes
Automate cluster provisioning, scaling, and monitoring using Ansible, Python, and Jenkins
Participate in technical designs combining open-source, commercial, and custom components
Ensure platform SLOs through telemetry collection, visualization, and alerting
Upgrade data platforms to improve capabilities and security with minimal customer impact
Troubleshoot complex issues in large, distributed environments
Stay current with data platform best practices and standards, especially for hybrid cloud environments
Support internal data platform customers
Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation (approximately once per month)
Contribute to platform evolution, including migration to Kubernetes and object storage solutions