Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Arctiq, Inc.
Norfolk, VA, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
7 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) DevOps Distributed Systems Python (Programming Language) Reliability Engineering Cloud Platform System Kubernetes Information Technology Devsecops

Job description

The Senior Site Reliability Engineer is a technical leader responsible for architecting the reliability strategy for large-scale, distributed government systems. You will lead the implementation of the SRE framework, driving the adoption of SLO-based management and advanced automation. As a subject matter expert, you will mentor mid-level engineers and interface with government stakeholders to ensure system resilience and performance meet mission requirements., * Reliability Architecture: Define the strategy for Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Error Budgets. Design complex telemetry pipelines for full-stack observability.

  • Strategic Automation: Design and govern the enterprise Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards. Develop custom tooling to automate complex recovery procedures and system scaling.
  • Incident Command: Act as the Incident Commander for major system outages, leading the technical response and directing the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process.
  • Security & Compliance: Lead the integration of security-as-code within DevSecOps pipelines, ensuring full compliance with RMF and NIST 800-53 standards.
  • Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Mid-Level SREs and developers, fostering a culture of reliability across the organization.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Risk management?, * 7+ years of experience in SRE or DevOps, with significant experience in distributed systems.

  • Expertise in Go, Python, or Java and advanced knowledge of Linux internals.
  • Extensive experience managing production Kubernetes environments and complex cloud architectures.
  • Proven track record of defining and meeting SLOs for high-availability systems.
  • Experience navigating government Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes.
  • Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
  • Certifications: CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) and industry observability certification preferred

About the company

Arctiq is a global, intelligence-driven technology services company delivering professional and managed services across Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, Networking & Connected Experiences, Cybersecurity, Data & AI, Autonomous Operations & Intelligence, and Enterprise Service Management. We help organizations operate, secure, and modernize complex environments by unifying infrastructure, networking, data, security, automation, and observability under a single, integrated operating model. Our work focuses on helping customers reduce operational friction, improve resilience, and make better, faster decisions as their environments evolve. Arctiq builds on decades of industry expertise and a customer-centric ethos to deliver exceptional value to clients across diverse industries.

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