[Hiring] Senior Site Reliability Engineer @Arctiq

Role 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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.