Site Reliability Engineer/ GitHub Admin

easy-dynamics-corporation; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Easy Dynamics Corporation is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to own GitHub environments and CI/CD pipelines, applying SRE practices to keep delivery platforms reliable and secure. You will automate workflows, enforce security standards, and partner with engineering teams to improve developer experience. The role requires hands-on GitHub administration, GitHub Actions mastery, and experience with cloud platforms and IaC tools.

A U.S. public trust/security clearance is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field.
• 4+ years in site reliability engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering roles.
• Hands-on experience administering GitHub Enterprise Cloud or Server, with org and permission management.
• Strong knowledge of GitHub Actions, including workflow design and runners management.
• Experience supporting GitHub Copilot rollout for development teams, including onboarding and troubleshooting.
• Experience with GitHub security features such as secret scanning and code scanning.

Responsibilities

• Administer the GitHub environment: organizations, teams, repos, branch protection, and permissions.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and reusable workflows.
• Manage GitHub security: secret scanning, code scanning, Dependabot, audit logs.
• Enforce repository governance policies and least-privilege access.
• Automate platform administration via scripting and GitHub API/CLI.
• Monitor availability and performance against SLOs and tune alerts.
• Lead troubleshooting for incidents and contribute to postmortems.
• Integrate GitHub with identity providers and adjacent tooling.
• Support migrations to GitHub from other VCS systems.
• Maintain platform docs, runbooks, and onboarding guides.

Skills

GitHub Admin

GitHub Actions

SRE Fundamentals

Scripting

Cloud Platforms

IaC Tools

Security & Compliance

Incident Management

Observability Tools

GitHub Copilot

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Splunk

GitHub Actions

Job description

About Easy Dynamics Corporation

Easy Dynamics is a leading IT service provider specializing in cybersecurity, cloud computing, and risk management for federal agencies. Since 2006, we have partnered with our customers to design, build, and secure the systems that protect our people, places, and way of life. Our work is grounded in deep technical expertise, thoughtful problem-solving, and a clear understanding of the complex environments our customers operate in.

Our world-class team of engineers, consultants, and subject-matter experts are builders, problem-solvers, and trusted advisors who thrive on solving unique and ever-evolving digital challenges. We bring a hands-on, mission-focused approach to every engagement, delivering solutions that are built to last.

About the role

The Site Reliability Engineer / GitHub / Site Reliability Engineer Administrator owns the day-to-day health, security, and usability of the organization's GitHub environment while applying SRE practices to keep delivery platforms reliable, observable, and automated. This role independently administers GitHub organizations, repositories, and CI/CD with GitHub Actions, drives automation across the software delivery lifecycle, and partners with engineering teams to improve developer experience and enforce security and compliance standards.

What you'll do

• Administer the GitHub environment, including organizations, teams, repositories, branch protection rules, and permission models.
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, including reusable workflows, self-hosted runners, and environment protection rules.
• Manage GitHub security capabilities, including secret scanning, code scanning (CodeQL), Dependabot, and audit log monitoring.
• Enforce repository standards, governance policies, and least-privilege access controls.
• Automate platform administration and operational workflows using scripting and the GitHub API and CLI.
• Monitor platform availability and performance against defined SLOs, and tune alerting to reduce noise.
• Respond to platform and pipeline incidents, lead troubleshooting, and contribute to blameless postmortems.
• Integrate GitHub with identity providers (SSO/SAML/SCIM) and adjacent tooling such as project management and security scanners.
• Support migrations to GitHub from other version control systems.
• Maintain platform documentation, runbooks, and onboarding guides, and advise developers on branching strategies and effective GitHub usage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 4+ years of experience in site reliability engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering roles.
• Solid hands-on experience administering GitHub (Enterprise Cloud or Server), including organization and permission management.
• Strong working knowledge of GitHub Actions, including workflow design, secrets handling, and runner management.
• Supports day-to-day GitHub Copilot rollout for development teams, including onboarding, prompt engineering best practices, and troubleshooting Copilot usage, drawing on GitHub Copilot certification-level skills.
• Experience with GitHub security features, such as secret scanning, Dependabot, and code scanning.
• Proficiency scripting against the GitHub API and CLI using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools, such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Working knowledge of SRE fundamentals, including SLOs/SLIs, incident management, and postmortems.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tooling, such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or Splunk.
• Experience supporting federal government clients or contracts is a plus.
• GitHub certifications, such as GitHub Actions or GitHub Administration, are a plus.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Public Trust or Security Clearance.

The salary range for this role is $120,000- $140,000 annually

Easy Dynamics is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal state or local laws.