Site Reliability Engineer

Job Description:

Centennial Technologies seeks a mid-level Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our AWS DevOps Support team. The ideal candidate will contribute to ensuring the 24×7 monitoring and production support of critical systems. This role requires hands-on technical expertise and the ability to collaborate with Cloud Architects, and DevOps Engineers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide 24×7 monitoring and production support to ensure system availability.
• Meet defined SLAs and service levels in alignment with SRE best practices.
• Minimize manual remediation (“toil”) by developing and implementing automated remediation solutions.
• Collaborate with appropriate teams in the event of system overload, including Application and cloud automation teams.
• Administer/Configure Splunk.
• Support the automation of AWS environment provisioning and build infrastructure from the ground up using Terraform
• Design and develop automation workflows; perform unit testing, conduct reviews, and assess the overall quality of delivered components.
• Develop automation tools, CI/CD pipelines, scripts, and self-service capabilities to support AWS platform operations
• Perform application monitoring, gradual change implementation, and automation for reliability improvement.
• Contribute to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (DR) efforts, particularly in cloud-based business continuity.
• Assist in designing Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RAM/ARM) for Systems through Fault Tolerance, Redundancy, Distributed/Parallel Processing, and five 9s (i.e., 99.999%).
• Perform Business Continuity, Continuity of Operations (COOP), DR, and Readiness planning, exercises, and testing.
• Perform Switchover/Failover with Cold, Warm, or Hot Start.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 6+ years of experience as an SRE, including at least 3+ years of experience in DevOps engineering
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools (Terraform).
• Proficiency in Splunk administration and configuration.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-based Business Continuity, COOP, DR, and Readiness planning, exercises, and testing.
• Ability to work collaboratively and efficiently in a team.
• Exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Must have an exceptional work ethic and ability to meet strict deadlines under pressure.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance.

Work Conditions

• Location: Hybrid – 4 days onsite in Tysons Corner, VA (preferred DC Metro candidates: VA, DC, MD).
• Job Type: Full-time

About Centennial Technologies Inc.:

Centennial Technologies Inc. is committed to a healthy work-life balance and provides a collaborative and supportive professional environment. We offer flexible PTO, casual work culture, and regular opportunities for career advancement and skills development.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off and Federal Holidays

Our Culture:

• Supportive work environment that promotes work-life balance
• Performance-based rewards and recognition
• Regular employee feedback and collaboration
• Paid training in emerging technologies and federal compliance
• Client-focused, employee-centered growth

Equal Opportunity Employer: Centennial is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person