Site Reliability Engineer Contract Jobs in Virginia

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and resilient infrastructure systems. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between development and operations, focusing on automation, reliability, and performance optimization across multi-cloud environments. This position is located in Arlington, VA and is a hybrid remote/onsite position.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Infrastructure & Automation
• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
• Develop and maintain Terraform modules for AWS and Azure environments
• Create and manage Ansible playbooks for configuration management and application deployment
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate build, test, and deployment processes
• Implement GitOps workflows for declarative infrastructure and application delivery
• Build self-service tools and platforms to enable development teams
Reliability & Performance
• Establish and monitor Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs)
• Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
• Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures
• Design and execute chaos engineering experiments to validate system resilience
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
• Design and implement disaster recovery strategies across multi-cloud environments
• Develop and maintain backup and restore procedures
• Create and test business continuity plans
• Implement automated failover mechanisms
• Document recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO)
Cloud Operations
• Manage and optimize AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS, EKS, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Manage and optimize Azure services (VMs, Storage, SQL Database, AKS, Monitor, etc.)
• Implement cost optimization strategies and resource tagging
• Ensure security best practices and compliance requirements
• Manage identity and access management (IAM) policies
Collaboration & Leadership
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response
• Collaborate with development teams on architecture and design decisions
• Mentor team members on SRE practices and tools
• Document systems, processes, and runbooks
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
• Bachelor's Degree with 12+ yrs experience
• Clearance Level: Active Secret with the ability to obtain and hold DEA suitability
Technical Skills
• Cloud Platforms: 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS and Azure
• Infrastructure as Code: Expert-level proficiency with Terraform
• Configuration Management: Strong experience with Ansible
• Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Containerization: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Version Control: Strong Git and GitHub workflow knowledge
• GitOps: Experience implementing GitOps practices and workflows
• Monitoring Tools: Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or similar
• CI/CD: Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
Core Competencies
• Deep understanding of Microsoft/Linux systems administration
• Strong networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, VPN)
• Experience with database administration (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server)
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance frameworks
• Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Experience with disaster recovery planning and execution
Soft Skills
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work independently and in team environments
• Customer-focused mindset with emphasis on reliability
• Adaptability to rapidly changing technologies and requirements
Preferred Qualifications
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator
• Azure Administrator or Solutions Architect certification
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• GitHub Certified or demonstrated expertise with GitHub Enterprise
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Knowledge of observability platforms (Datadog, New Relic, Dynatrace)
• Experience with GitOps tools and practices (ArgoCD, Flux, GitHub Actions for GitOps)
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP)
• Previous experience in a DevOps or Platform Engineering role
Posted Salary Range
USD $210,000.00 - USD $230,000.00 /Yr.