Principal Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

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 national 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-native 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, diversity, 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. Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching. When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly: 🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements. 📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score. 🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role. 🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.   The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or assessments) are handled by their internal team.   Thank you for your interest! #LI-CL1