Reliability Engineer

Type of Requisition: Pipeline Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: Other Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: DevOps, DevSecOps, Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering Certifications: None Experience: 5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: No Job Description: Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Reliability Engineer supporting Hosting Services, Site Reliability Engineering, virtualization, and data center support for a federal government agency. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. You will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. As a Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of critical software systems and infrastructure that support a federal government mission. HOW RELIABILITY ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable infrastructure and services that support Hosting Services, Site Reliability Engineering, virtualization, and data center operations for a federal customer. Collaborate closely with software developers, infrastructure engineers, and IT operations teams to plan and execute deployments, improve system architectures, and enhance service reliability. Use automation and scripting (e.g., Python, Bash) to reduce manual work, streamline deployments, and improve consistency across environments. Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity using modern tooling; proactively identify issues and participate in on-call support to restore services quickly when incidents occur. Implement and support Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Git, and Terraform to enable reliable and repeatable releases. Leverage containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes to build resilient, scalable platforms. Work with databases (e.g., SQL, MySQL) and application stacks (e.g., Java-based services) to ensure data integrity, performance, and fault tolerance. Partner with cross-functional teams, using Jira and other collaboration tools, to track work, communicate status, and drive continuous improvement in reliability and operational excellence. Contribute to a culture of teamwork and collaboration by sharing knowledge, participating in post-incident reviews, and helping define best practices for reliability engineering. WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED: Education: BA/BS or equivalent Required Experience: 5+ years of related experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, systems engineering, or software engineering roles Required Technical Skills: Experience with deployments and production operations in Linux-based environments Proficiency with scripting/coding (e.g., Python, Java, shell scripting) Hands-on experience with AWS or other cloud platforms Strong Linux administration skills Experience with SQL/MySQL and database concepts Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) CI/CD and automation tools (Jenkins, Git, Terraform, Ansible) Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated configuration management Preferred Skills: Experience with Jira and Agile methodologies Experience with additional scripting languages and automation frameworks Familiarity with reliability engineering concepts (SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, incident management) Additional Information ● Location: Remote. Some travel may be required ● Timeline: This is a contingent position, expected to begin after 1 August 2026. ● Security Clearance Level: Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust suitability. GDIT IS YOUR PLACE At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do. ● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities ● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals ● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off ● 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. The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 - $150,385. 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. 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