Cloud Site Reliability Engineer
Type of Requisition:
RegularClearance Level Must Currently Possess:
NoneClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
NonePublic Trust/Other Required:
BI Full 6C (T4)Job Family:
Software EngineeringJob Qualifications:
Skills:
Ansible (Software), Containerization, Information Technology (IT)Certifications:
NoneExperience:
5 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:
NoJob Description:
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact supporting the Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program. The CMM program is an initiative to support the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AO) in developing a modern cloud-based solution to support all 204+ federal courts across the United States.
GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. The Cloud Site Reliability Engineer will work as part of the CMM Data Modernization and Governance team responsible for delivering integrated data governance, engineering, data platform, reporting, analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) capabilities that support operational decision-making and fulfill the AO's data and analytics objectives in support of the CMM program. They will work as part of an agile development team to help build and support the modernization of enterprise-class software applications.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure operational stability, availability, performance, and scalability of cloudhosted systems across production and development environments supporting multiple agile teams
Provide real-time monitoring, alerting, incident response, and health checks for infrastructure and applications across all cloud layers (OS, app, DB)
Implement and maintain dashboards, visualizations, and reports for system health, event management, and cost optimization using native CSP tools
Manage cloud resource thresholds and automate capacity planning, forecasting, and resource optimization strategies
Perform incident and event management (SIEM) operations, and support issue diagnosis, resolution, and reporting including RCA documentation
Track, document, and report monthly issues, including system performance, stability, ticket volumes, and time-to-resolution metrics
Monitor resource utilization (CPU, memory, disk space) across all deployed VMs, containers, and PaaS components
Provide supplemental monitoring of event response activities beyond normal business hours (7a.m - 6p.m Eastern Time). Systems and tools shall capture data without including a required response to alerts.
Contribute to the implementation of the Enterprise FinOps framework, including forecasting, budget control, and right-sizing analysis
Validate billing accuracy and support TCO analysis across cloud service usage
Support deployment automation and ensure systems are resilient, repeatable, and scalable via Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Integrate operations with DevSecOps, MLOps, and CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployment and management
Execute daily or agreed frequency system health checks and maintain operational Runbooks and SOPs
Ensures that DevSecOps principals are followed through the entire software delivery lifecycle
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree required; Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field strongly preferred
Experience: 5+ years experience in IT system engineering, systems development, systems coding and programming required
Deep expertise with AWS, Azure, or GCP services, including monitoring, logging, compute, storage, and networking
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Azure Bicep
Hands-on experience with monitoring and APM tools such as CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, etc.
Solid understanding of incident response, change management, and ITIL-based operational support
Familiarity with CI/CD toolchains and automation platforms (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, ArgoCD)
Strong scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation and orchestration
Advanced experience in providing DevSecOps implementation using GitOps, or similar tools
Experienced in developing, testing, and maintaining containerized applications
Expert knowledge of source version control, build/release tools and methodologies, CI/CD pipelines and the Software Build process
Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for large enterprises that consists of a large number of complex applications
Ability to be flexible and work on several different products while supporting multiple teams
Experience with FinOps practices, cost modeling, forecasting, and optimization tools within cloud platforms
Understanding of federal compliance and security frameworks (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST, JISF Rev 5)
Ability to analyze logs and metrics and conduct performance tuning for cloud-based services and applications
Experience working across multiple product teams to get a grasp of a product and/or programs overall state of health
ITIL, AWS SysOps, or Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer certifications are a plus
Communication and Organizational:
Excellent presentation and communication skills
Consultant mindset with the ability to work with high level customer stakeholders and build excellent customer relationship
Experience identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods best practices, and emerging technologies
Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and communicate recommendations for improvement
Experience with process design and documentation methodologies, and design and production of quality deliverables, process and use case modeling, business case development
Demonstrated ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team
Security Clearance Level: Must be able to pass a background check to obtain a position of Public Trust.
Must be a US Person (Green Card Holder, US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, or US Citizen).
Location: Remote.
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
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- Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
- Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
- Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.
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The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. 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:
40Travel Required:
Less than 10%Telecommuting Options:
RemoteWork Location:
Any Location / RemoteAdditional 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.Our Identity Verification Process:
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