Senior Site Reliability Engineer

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and resilient infrastructure systems. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between development and operations, focusing on automation, reliability, and performance optimization across multi-cloud environments. This position is located in Arlington, VA and is a hybrid remote/onsite position.

Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure & Automation

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles

• Develop and maintain Terraform modules for AWS and Azure environments

• Create and manage Ansible playbooks for configuration management and application deployment

• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions to automate build, test, and deployment processes

• Implement Git Ops workflows for declarative infrastructure and application delivery

• Build self-service tools and platforms to enable development teams

Reliability & Performance

• Establish and monitor Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs)

• Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions

• Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning

• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures

• Design and execute chaos engineering experiments to validate system resilience

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

• Design and implement disaster recovery strategies across multi-cloud environments

• Develop and maintain backup and restore procedures

• Create and test business continuity plans

• Implement automated failover mechanisms

• Document recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO)

Cloud Operations

• Manage and optimize AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS, EKS, Cloud Watch, etc.)

• Manage and optimize Azure services (VMs, Storage, SQL Database, AKS, Monitor, etc.)

• Implement cost optimization strategies and resource tagging

• Ensure security best practices and compliance requirements

• Manage identity and access management (IAM) policies

Collaboration & Leadership

• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response

• Collaborate with development teams on architecture and design decisions

• Mentor team members on SRE practices and tools

• Document systems, processes, and runbooks

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree with 12+ yrs experience

• Clearance Level: Active Secret with the ability to obtain and hold DEA suitability

Technical Skills

• Cloud Platforms: 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS and Azure

• Infrastructure as Code:
Expert-level proficiency with Terraform

• Configuration Management:
Strong experience with Ansible

• Scripting:
Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Power Shell

• Containerization:

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

• Version Control:
Strong Git and Git Hub workflow knowledge

• Git Ops:
Experience implementing Git Ops practices and workflows

• Monitoring Tools:

Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or similar

• CI/CD:
Hands-on experience with Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, Git Lab CI, or Azure Dev Ops

Core Competencies

• Deep understanding of Microsoft/Linux systems administration

• Strong networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, VPN)

• Experience with database administration (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server)

• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance frameworks

• Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems

• Experience with disaster recovery planning and execution

Soft Skills

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

• Ability to work independently and in team environments

• Customer-focused mindset with emphasis on reliability

• Adaptability to rapidly changing technologies and requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Sys Ops Administrator

• Azure Administrator or Solutions Architect certification

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

• Hashi Corp Certified:
Terraform Associate

• Git Hub Certified or demonstrated expertise with Git Hub Enterprise

• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)

• Knowledge of observability platforms (Datadog, New Relic, Dynatrace)

• Experience with Git Ops tools and practices (ArgoCD, Flux, Git Hub Actions for Git Ops)

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP)

• Previous experience in a Dev Ops or Platform Engineering role