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Junior SRE Engineer

Lumen Solutions Group Inc.
Washington, DC Other
POSTED ON 1/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/6/2026

Job Details

Position Title: IT Infrastructure Analyst Mid / Junior SRE Engineer
Skill Set
  • Deployment & Automation
    • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, and Jenkins.
    • Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
    • Develop automation scripts and self-service tools to streamline operations and reduce manual effort.
  • Capacity Planning & Performance Optimization
    • Lead cost optimization initiatives across cloud environments.
    • Configure and manage auto-scaling policies and performance thresholds.
    • Design and execute resiliency test plans, and support performance testing and benchmarking.
  • Incident Management & Operational Response
    • Apply ITIL principles and utilize ITSM platforms like ServiceNow for incident tracking and resolution.
    • Participate in production on-call rotations with strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills.
    • Author Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports and knowledge base articles
    • Implement SRE best practices including SLOs, and error budgets
  • Observability & Monitoring.
    • Leverage observability platforms such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, ELK Stack, and similar tools.
    • Build and optimize alerts, dashboards, and anomaly detection using Dynatrace and Kibana.
  • Security & Compliance
    • Manage service accounts, access controls, and permission policies.
    • Create, deploy, and maintain digital certificates and encryption assets.
    • Respond to security incidents; support continuous security compliance.
  • Education and Experience
    • Bachelor s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
    • 1 3 years of combined experience in SRE, DevOps, and infrastructure engineering roles.
    • Proficiency in Python or other scripting languages.
    • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
    • Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes.
    • Solid understanding of Linux systems and networking fundamentals.
    • Experience with relational, cloud-native, and NoSQL databases.
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
    • Ability to work independently and manage time and priorities effectively.
    • Support production systems outside standard business hours as needed.




***Lumen and / or its clients will not provide equipment (Laptop, monitor, etc.) to the selected contractor. The contractor must have their own equipment. Access to a virtual desktop set up (software) will be provided by Lumen s client, allowing the user access to the required systems and technology.***

Lumen Solutions Group Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.
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