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This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of Claroty . We are currently looking for a Principal Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) in Washington, D.C.

Join a high-impact engineering team at the forefront of infrastructure protection. As Principal SRE, you’ll ensure the performance, security, and reliability of a FedRAMP-compliant cloud environment supporting public sector systems. You’ll play a vital role in automating infrastructure, improving system resilience, and leading incident response for mission-critical deployments. This is a hybrid position based in D.C., offering both autonomy and deep collaboration with DevOps, security, and federal stakeholders.

Accountabilities:

• Manage and optimize secure cloud infrastructure within AWS GovCloud, ensuring uptime and compliance.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible to automate scalable and secure deployments.
• Build and maintain observability and monitoring systems (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) to proactively detect and resolve issues.
• Lead the on-call rotation, coordinate incident response, and drive post-mortem analysis for production incidents.
• Maintain and secure networking components, including VPCs, VPNs, and firewalls, aligned with FedRAMP and NIST standards.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and enhance DevSecOps workflows using GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, and Kubernetes.
• Oversee the production release process, monitor system performance, and drive proactive upgrades and maintenance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and execute new technologies and features with minimal disruption.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship (required for AWS GovCloud).
• 6–8+ years in SRE, DevOps, or cloud engineering roles.
• Hands-on experience in AWS GovCloud and services like EC2, EKS, S3, MSK, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail.
• Expert knowledge of Terraform, Ansible, and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Strong understanding of FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, and related compliance frameworks.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration tools.
• Skilled in Linux system administration and scripting (Python, Bash).
• Experience in managing CI/CD and observability tools in cloud- environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills, proactive mindset, and ability to lead end-to-end initiatives.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills; must be able to work from the Washington, D.C. office on a hybrid schedule.

Benefits

• Competitive salary: $200,000 – $260,000 based on experience (equity not included in this range).
• Biannual “ClaroBreak” — a company-wide long weekend shutdown to recharge.
• Career development through regular performance reviews, personalized development plans, and access to professional training.
• Flexible hybrid working model with modern office facilities in key global cities.
• A people-first, inclusive culture that values mental health, , and collaboration.
• Access to top-tier tools and resources to perform at your best.
• Company-wide transparency with regular town halls, feedback loops, and open leadership sessions.

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