Site Reliability Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
About The Position
GDIT is seeking a highly motivated Site Reliability Engineer to support critical enterprise operations. The role focuses on ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of cloud-based and on-premises services while partnering with cross-functional teams. The engineer will lead integration efforts, contribute to continuous improvement, and support operational excellence across the program. The position is onsite in Chantilly, Virginia, and requires a current TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph and U.S. citizenship. The role is full-time, with 40 scheduled hours per week and less than 10% travel. The stated likely salary range is $186,542–$252,379; actual compensation may vary based on experience, location, and contractual requirements. GDIT provides benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plan options, paid time off and holidays, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life and other insurance offerings, and flexible work weeks where possible. The hiring process includes identity verification using biometrics and artificial intelligence; candidates are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews.
Requirements
- 10 or more years of related experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Current TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Mature collaboration skills and experience working across multidisciplinary teams.
- Solid understanding of cloud environments; AWS technical learning certifications are specified in the qualifications.
- Hands-on experience with ServiceNow dashboards, reporting, and ITSM workflows.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Visio and PowerPoint for diagrams and project documentation.
- Experience facilitating operational discussions, including integrations, hot washes, or post-event reviews.
- Practical experience with Confluence and Jira for documentation, workflow management, and team coordination.
- Ability to multitask and manage several concurrent workstreams effectively.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting enterprise-level systems in a production environment.
- Familiarity with SRE principles such as SLIs/SLOs, incident response, and automation.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and execute in a dynamic environment.
- Structured problem-solving skills and a solutions-focused mindset.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, manage, and improve system reliability across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Build, maintain, and optimize ServiceNow dashboards, workflows, and reporting to support team operations.
- Develop and maintain technical diagrams, architecture visuals, and project artifacts using Visio and PowerPoint.
- Lead and facilitate integration discussions, operational coordination, and hot wash sessions following major events or deployments.
- Collaborate with engineering, operations, and program leadership to identify, triage, and resolve system issues and performance gaps.
- Document processes, decisions, and project materials in Confluence, and maintain task tracking and prioritization in Jira.
- Support cloud adoption, system modernization, and infrastructure optimization initiatives as part of continuous improvement.
- Manage competing priorities and concurrent workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
- Communicate proactively and clearly with stakeholders, leadership, and team members, verbally and in writing.
Benefits
- Medical plan options, including plans with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental plan options.
- Vision plan.
- 401(k) plan with pre-tax and post-tax contributions and a company match.
- Full flex work weeks where possible.
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick, and personal time.
- Paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- Military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
