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Site Reliability Engineer

GovCIOUnited States🇺🇸United StatesPosted 25 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Elevate your career as a Site Reliability Engineer at GovCIO, a leading technology firm, where you'll ensure the reliability of mission-critical systems with a highly competitive salary of $230,000-$250,000 and the flexibility of a remote work arrangement. This role is perfect for experienced engineers passionate about automation, cloud infrastructure, and building scalable, high-performance systems, offering significant opportunities for growth and impact. Apply now to join a reputable organization and contribute to vital national technology initiatives.

Quick Overview

Salary
$230k - $250k/yr
Work Type
Remote
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

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.

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Bachelor's with 12+ years of infrastructure/cloud engineering experience (or commensurate experience)



Required Skills and 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

Preferred Skills and Experience:
  • Kubernetes certifications
  • AWS/Azure certifications
  • DevOps certifications
  • ITIL preferred

Clearance Required: Must have an active Secret clearance and be able to attain DEA suitability.

Posted Salary Range

USD $230,000.00 - USD $250,000.00 /Yr.

Skills

AWS
Azure
Kubernetes
Python
Terraform

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