SRE Engineer

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.

Responsibilities for the Site Reliability Engineer include:

• 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

Required Qualifications for the Site Reliability Engineer include:

• 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)

• Experience creating dashboards is a plus

Compensation for the Site Reliability Engineer includes:

• Salary Range: $100,000–$130,000 depending on experience

• Full Standard Benefits: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k plan, Sick leave as required by law

This job opens for applications on 11/10/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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Keywords: Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Big Data, Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, Druid, Jenkins, Ansible, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, dashboarding, Java debugging, physical servers, bare metal, object storage, hybrid cloud, 24x7 on-call, Verisign, Reston VA