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# Site Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** Arctiq, Inc.
- **Location:** Norfolk, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Scripting, Grafana, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Terraform, Docker, Elk Stack, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** May 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4e543854099ffef7

## About the Role

Do you have experience in NIST standards?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * 3-5 years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Systems Engineering roles.

 * Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Go, or Bash).
 * Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
 * Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53 security controls.
 * Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

## Description

The Site Reliability Engineer will focus on the execution and maintenance of reliability engineering practices for mission-critical government systems. Following the SRE Implementation Plan, you will bridge the gap between development and operations by applying a software engineering mindset to system administration. You will be responsible for building automation, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring system health through robust monitoring., * Monitoring & Observability: Implement and maintain dashboards and alerting rules using Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack. Support the identification of Service Level Indicators (SLIs).

 * Automation: Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts using Terraform and Ansible to ensure repeatable, error-free deployments.
 * CI/CD Management: Maintain automated deployment pipelines, ensuring security scans and automated tests are integrated into the workflow.
 * Incident Response: Participate in on-call rotations and assist in troubleshooting system outages. Contribute to blameless post-mortem reports to drive continuous improvement.
 * Toil Reduction: Identify repetitive manual tasks and develop automation to reduce "toil," allowing the team to focus on high-value engineering.


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