Site Reliability Engineer (Clearance Required)
About The Position
We are seeking an early-career Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support the operation, reliability, and performance of mission-critical federal government systems. This role is ideal for an engineer with approximately 2 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or systems engineering who is eager to build foundational SRE skills in a structured, team-based federal environment. You will work closely with senior SREs, DevOps engineers, application teams, and security stakeholders to help ensure systems are secure, scalable, observable, and highly available. Job Location: This is a fully remote role which may require occasional travel to the DC Metro area as needed for onsite client meetings. Preference to candidates located within the Washington, DC Metro area. If you accept this position, you should note that ICF does monitor employee work locations and blocks access from foreign locations/foreign IP addresses, and also prohibits personal VPN connections.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret clearance, with SCI eligibility
- 2+ years of experience in software engineering, systems architecture, or solution architecture
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's Degree in related field
- Prior experience supporting federal or DoD programs, preferably DCSA
- Familiarity with scripting or automation tools (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell)
- Foundational knowledge of: Linux/Unix operating systems, Cloud services (compute, storage, networking), Monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, ELK)
Responsibilities
- Assist in maintaining and monitoring cloud-based infrastructure to support high availability, reliability, and performance of federal systems
- Support incident response activities, including monitoring alerts, troubleshooting issues, and participating in root cause analysis under guidance of senior engineers
- Help implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting tools to improve system observability
- Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes in collaboration with development and DevOps teams
- Perform routine operational tasks such as environment checks, system health reviews, and documentation updates
- Follow federal security, compliance, and governance requirements, including change management and access controls
- Participate in agile development ceremonies, sprint reviews, and operational planning sessions
- Contribute to technical documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
