Senior/Principal Site Reliability Engineer

About this role

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

On-site Requirement: Minimum two days per week in Chantilly, VA

Employment Type: Full-time, Salaried

Overview

We're looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to help maintain and improve the reliability, performance, and security of our software products and platforms. This role combines operational excellence with engineering rigor, with a strong emphasis on automation and Infrastructure-as-Code. You will be a core part of a team that ensures uptime and system health across our services on both ILS and client networks.

Not your usual government contracting role

❌ This is not...

• a billable role
• "butt in seat" contracting
• a fill-the-timecard exercise (also: no timecards!)
• a random checklist of oddly specific things you must know to get an "upgrade" on contract

✅ This is...

• a full time staff role at ILS, providing our clients with awesome commercial capabilities in their private environments.
• a high impact role where success enables missions and unlocks commercial incentives.
• an opportunity to build using transferrable, state-of-the-industry engineering patterns and skills.

Benefits and Perks

• Company 401(k) contribution: 10% of salary. Immediate vest, no strings.
• $1,800 in your HSA each year.
• Fully paid health, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you and your family.
• Generous time off, 10 company holidays, and additional company down days announced each year.
• Cash incentive plans based on role-related metrics and project objectives.

Work Schedule & Flexibility

• SRE Shifts: We provide 24/7 production services to our clients. SREs rotate duty shifts (3 per week on average) during business hours at client sites. After-hours coverage is shared across the whole team and is on call (not on-site).
• Flexible Work: When not on SRE duty, you'll work remotely with a flexible schedule. Team meetings, whether virtual or in-person, are held during standard business hours and scheduled in advance.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain uptime, performance, and security of ILS products across internal and client environments
• Leverage automation and Infrastructure-as-Code to manage and scale infrastructure
• Respond to and resolve support requests during assigned shifts, escalating as needed to meet SLAs
• Contribute to:
• Development of SRE Playbooks to automate avoidance, detection, or remediation of operational issues
• Code review for quality and security purposes
• Accreditation and compliance initiatives
• Platform capability enhancements and other technical development tasks

Key Skills

• Our technical stack relies on tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS with custom code generally written in Go or Python.
• Engineers with a solid foundation in automation, DevOps, distributed systems, and cloud environments will be well positioned.

Security Requirements

• This role requires active US Government security clearance. Candidates must comply with all related obligations and procedural requirements.