Job Description
Job Description
Title : Site Reliability Engineer
Location : Falls Church, VA
Salary : $110,000 - $130,000 / Year
Job Type : Full-Time | Exempt
No sponsorship available
BENEFITS
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with immediate vesting
- Tuition Assistance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Dog-friendly office
- Onsite gym
- Health Savings Account (HSA) / Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Trade Publication / Subscription Reimbursement
- Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick Leave
- Parental Leave
Job Description
We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to help establish and shape a reliability engineering practice from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to join a mission-driven environment and play a key role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of AWS-hosted business applications.
As part of a cross-functional engineering team, you will work to improve observability, automate operational processes, and lead incident response and continuous improvement efforts. This role is ideal for a mid-level engineer with cloud and software engineering experience who is eager to deepen their expertise in site reliability engineering, learn from senior staff, and help build a culture of reliability.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Define and implement service-level indicators (SLIs) and service-level objectives (SLOs) for cloud-based applications.Build, configure, and maintain monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding solutions using AWS CloudWatch, X-Ray, and third-party tools such as DataDome.Leverage advanced AWS observability tools (e.g., CloudWatch Synthetics, Contributor Insights) to proactively monitor system health.Contribute to the development and implementation of a structured on-call support process.Implement, monitor, and maintain site protection and bot mitigation solutions to defend against automated attacks and ensure application availability.Investigate incidents, security events, and operational anomalies, perform root cause analysis, and lead postmortem processes.Identify operational inefficiencies (“toil”) and automate workflows using AWS Lambda and CloudFormation.Assist in maintaining and enhancing CI / CD pipelines and deployment processes.Collaborate with development, QA, cloud, and DevOps teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and security are embedded into system designs.Document systems, processes, incident findings, compliance activities, and reliability best practices.Stay current with AWS, SRE, and observability trends and recommend improvements.Evaluate and support the rollout of new AWS services and features.Perform other related duties as assigned.KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.Hands-on experience with AWS CloudWatch (metrics, logs, dashboards, alarms).Familiarity with AWS X-Ray for distributed tracing.Experience with CloudWatch Synthetics and Contributor Insights for proactive testing and analysis.Knowledge of AWS CloudTrail for auditing and investigations.Experience using AWS Athena for log analysis.Proficiency with AWS CloudFormation.Experience automating workflows with AWS Lambda or similar tools.Understanding of AWS services such as API Gateway, CloudFront, and Elastic Load Balancer (ELB).Experience with site protection or bot mitigation tools (e.g., DataDome, Cloudflare).Scripting or programming experience in Python, Bash, or Node.js.Excellent communication and documentation skills.Growth-oriented and eager to adopt emerging tools and practices.REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).3+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, infrastructure, or observability (AWS required).Experience applying SRE principles (prior SRE experience preferred).Background in monitoring, incident response, or reliability in production environments.Experience working in Agile, cross-functional teams.Passion for building and improving reliability practices.