Responsibilities for this Position

Location: Any Location / Remote
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ196369


Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
Other

Job Family:
Cloud

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
AWS Devops, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Service Automation, Cloud Testing, IT Monitoring
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

GDIT is looking to hire a lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to help take a cloud team to the next level. You will work with the government and other team members to identify and assist in enhancing the reliability of this agency's core cloud infrastructure.

As an SRE you will act as an Account Manager and developer for core AWS accounts responsible for overseeing services running in this agency's infrastructure AWS accounts.

HOW A SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

You will need to develop a deep understanding of how systems inter-operate within the infrastructure, including upstream and downstream dependencies.

Responsible for reviewing all AWS infrastructure deployments to identify upstream and downstream impacts and ensure test processes fully validate feature and integration. This includes all Change Management activities in the environment.

As an SRE ensure that monitoring, logging, and alerting for services running in core infrastructure accounts are properly configured and provide actionable information. Be able to develop new monitoring solutions based on findings that can help in preventing future issues.

Develop metrics based on the SRE role and need to determine how the overall infrastructure is performing.

Participate in any Emergency Responses and provide Incident Response metrics.

In collaboration with government stakeholders, develop and maintain a logging and monitoring strategy for the infrastructure platform. Have the ability to code when required to meet the logging and monitoring strategy.

Conduct and coordinate 5 Y's and other blameless post-mortem activities in the event of an incident. Use this to drive out failures and one time only occurrences.

Participate in continuous improvement activities such as technical debt analysis and contributing to the reliability standards and practices of the team.

Work with team DevOps engineers to improve deployment process

and introduce automated testing.

Audit resources in accounts under your responsibility; identify areas for improvement or technical debt and collaborate with program and government partners to prioritize.

Assist the cloud infrastructure team and other teams in troubleshooting wide area integration issues.

Commit changes to our infrastructure codebase as necessary.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Required Experience: 10+ years AWS infrastructure design and deployment. 3+ years in an SRE role working in complex systems.

Required Technical Skills: IaC background including CDK or CloudFormation. Lead experience configuring and using logging and monitoring systems including CloudWatch, Splunk or Instana.

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Required Skills and Abilities: Ability to analyze infrastructure dependencies. Experience overseeing infrastructure deployments including developing testing procedures. Strong communication skills. Ability to work with government stakeholders. Prior experience in a cross-cutting SRE role.

Preferred Skills: AWS Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional Certification.

Location: Remote with on-site client meetings/DC Metro area.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

• 401K with company match

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

The likely salary range for this position is $144,500 - $195,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Remote

Work Location:
Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation's most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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