Site Reliability Engineer — AI-Ready Infra & Automation

Pythian; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Pythian is building a next-generation Site Reliability Engineering team. We are hiring engineers who thrive in fast-paced, problem-solving environments.

As an SRE, you’ll design, deploy, and operate large-scale distributed systems across compute, storage, networking, and AI/ML environments. You’ll lead projects from architecture to automation to intelligent monitoring, collaborating with both clients and teammates to build resilient, high-performing infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience with Google Cloud and IaC tools (Terraform) is required.
• Strong knowledge of microservices, containers (Kubernetes, Docker), and networking.
• Hands-on experience with PKI, service mesh, and Linux systems administration.
• SRE mindset with a focus on automation, scalability, and reliability.
• Experience with Golang is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Operate and optimize Kubernetes clusters and Istio service mesh on Linux-based systems.
• Automate workflows using Go, Python, and Shell scripting.
• Build monitoring and observability solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki.
• Troubleshoot complex networking, storage, and system performance issues.
• Partner with AI/ML teams to ensure infrastructure readiness for model training and data pipelines.
• Participate in on-call rotations and postmortem reviews to improve system resilience.

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

Golang

Linux

Networking

Automation

Cloud experience

Tools

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Loki

Job description

Pythian is building a next-generation Site Reliability Engineering team. We are hiring engineers who thrive in fast-paced, problem-solving environments.

As an SRE, you’ll design, deploy, and operate large-scale distributed systems across compute, storage, networking, and AI/ML environments. You’ll lead projects from architecture to automation to intelligent monitoring, collaborating with both clients and teammates to build resilient, high-performing infrastructure.