Site Reliability Engineer - Secret

Job Description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented 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.

• 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 continuity

• Active Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 4+ years of experience in a Dev Ops or related role
• Current Security+ certification
• 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

• Knowledge of database management and optimization
• Previous experience in a Dev Ops or Agile environment

An active Secret security clearance is required for this position. This position is part of our Federal Solutions team. The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental.

We promote a culture of excellence and close‑knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation’s most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $ - $. We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best‑in‑class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle! This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status. We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!

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