Senior Site Reliability Engineer

GovCIO; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable, highly available infrastructure across multi-cloud environments. The role emphasizes automation, reliability, and performance, bridging development and operations in a hybrid on-site/remote setting in Arlington, VA.

The successful candidate will lead Terraform and Ansible work, build CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, implement GitOps, and mentor teams while ensuring security and compliance across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 12+ years of related experience.
• Experience in multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure) and hybrid setups.
• Strong automation, IaC, and incident response capabilities.
• Proficient in monitoring, logging, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with GitOps, CI/CD tooling, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, highly available infrastructure.
• Develop Terraform modules for AWS and Azure, and manage Ansible playbooks.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and other tools.
• Implement GitOps workflows and self-service tooling for developers.
• Lead incident response, capacity planning, and disaster recovery exercises.

Skills

Automation focus

SRE methodology

CI/CD orchestration

Monitoring & observability

Incident management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree with 12+ yrs experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Job description

Overview 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 GitHub Actions to automate build, test, and deployment processes
• Implement GitOps 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, CloudWatch, 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

Qualifications

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 PowerShell
• Containerization: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Version Control: Strong Git and GitHub workflow knowledge
• GitOps: Experience implementing GitOps practices and workflows
• Monitoring Tools: Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or similar
• CI/CD: Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps

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 SysOps Administrator
• Azure Administrator or Solutions Architect certification
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• GitHub Certified or demonstrated expertise with GitHub Enterprise
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Knowledge of observability platforms (Datadog, New Relic, Dynatrace)
• Experience with GitOps tools and practices (ArgoCD, Flux, GitHub Actions for GitOps)
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP)
• Previous experience in a DevOps or Platform Engineering role

Posted Salary Range: USD $210,000.00 - USD $230,000.00 /Yr.