Site Reliability Engineer

Govcio LLC • Arlington, VA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

GovCIO is hiring a Site Reliability Engineer with an active Secret clearance to ensure reliability, scalability, performance, and availability of mission-critical systems by combining software engineering practices with infrastructure operations expertise. This role is based in Arlington, VA, as a hybrid/remote position.

Requirements

• Bachelor's with 12+ years of infrastructure/cloud engineering experience (or commensurate experience)
• 5–10+ years of engineering experience, with a strong background in Linux and Windows systems
• Expertise in Kubernetes and container platforms
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure environments
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and Go
• Hands-on knowledge of Terraform and automation tools
• Familiarity with monitoring platforms and incident management practices
• Experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines
• Must have an active Secret clearance and be able to attain DEA suitability.

Nice To Haves

• Kubernetes certifications
• AWS/Azure certifications
• DevOps certifications
• ITIL preferred

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain highly available production systems.
• Define and manage SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets.
• Automate operational tasks and eliminate manual processes.
• Develop monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions.
• Improve system performance, capacity, and resilience.
• Lead incident response and root cause analysis.
• Implement disaster recovery and continuity strategies.
• Partner with development teams to improve application reliability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior