Systems Architect

Job ID: 113731
Location: Home, MD  [On-Site]
Category: App/Dev
Employment Type: Contract
Date Added: 10/05/2026
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Role Summary

The Lead / Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) supports complex, cloud-based environments and plays a key role in maintaining the reliability, resilience, and recoverability of mission-critical platforms. This position leads disaster recovery activities, platform rebuild validation, infrastructure automation, and modern deployment practices while partnering with cross-functional teams to support cloud modernization and operational continuity.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support platform portability and disaster recovery (DR) exercises, including validation of platform rebuild procedures and recovery playbooks.
  • Execute infrastructure recovery activities and validate platforms against established recovery objectives.
  • Verify data completeness, integrity, and accuracy during recovery exercises and document findings and remediation recommendations.
  • Identify readiness gaps across infrastructure, deployment automation, monitoring, and data recovery processes and collaborate with engineering teams on corrective actions.
  • Design, implement, and support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) workflows using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
  • Build and maintain standardized CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
  • Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads using Docker, including provisioning, scaling, and reliability improvements.
  • Develop and maintain observability solutions using CloudWatch, Datadog, and similar monitoring and alerting tools.
  • Develop automation, tooling, and scripts using languages such as Python or Java to reduce manual processes and improve operational consistency.
  • Collaborate with platform engineering, security, application, and data teams to support secure and reliable platform operations.
  • Participate in on-call rotations, root cause analysis, and incident response activities to strengthen system resilience.
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance related to reliability, automation, recovery, and infrastructure best practices.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree and 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a related area; a master’s degree and 6 to 8 years of relevant experience; or equivalent professional experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Advanced hands-on experience with AWS services across compute, networking, storage, IAM, and serverless technologies.
  • Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
  • Experience building CI/CD deployment pipelines and progressive delivery processes using GitHub Actions or similar tools.
  • Strong knowledge of Kubernetes administration, container orchestration, and Docker-based deployments.
  • Experience validating disaster recovery processes, performing system rebuilds, and conducting data integrity checks.
  • Experience developing dashboards, metrics, logs, and alerts using CloudWatch, Datadog, or similar observability platforms.
  • Proficiency with programming or scripting languages such as Python, Java, C#, or Go.
  • Experience troubleshooting complex system failures, including network, distributed-system, and application reliability issues.
  • Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities while supporting mission-critical systems.

Preferred Qualifications

  • AWS DevOps, DevSecOps, or related certification.
  • Additional AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or Developer.
  • Kubernetes certifications such as CKA or CKAD.
  • Familiarity with Zero Trust security principles and cloud security best practices.
  • Experience with GitLab, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD platforms.
  • Experience working within highly regulated environments.
  • Experience supporting large-scale enterprise cloud modernization initiatives.
  • Experience participating in disaster recovery exercises, continuity planning, or platform readiness assessments.

Additional Requirements

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Position of Public Trust.
  • Availability to participate in an on-call rotation as required.
  • Availability to work authorized overtime based on project needs.
Publishing Pay Range: $56.00 – $60.00 Hourly

About GDH:
At GDH, we believe in the power of people and the importance of caring. Our culture statement, “We care about people,” isn’t just a tagline – it’s the core of everything we do. GDH is a premier staffing and talent solutions company dedicated to helping businesses find the best talent and assisting job seekers in finding their dream jobs.

Who We Are:
GDH, founded in 2001, has grown into a leader in providing staffing solutions across various industries. We specialize in IT across several sectors, connecting top talent with leading enterprises. As a Best of Staffing firm recognized for excellence in client, employee, talent, and women’s services, we pride ourselves on our commitment to quality and service.

GDH Benefits

GDH offers a range of employee benefits that are designed to promote well-being and help maintain a healthy work-life balance. These comprehensive benefits cover various aspects of an employee’s life and aim to enhance their overall experience with the company. Our health benefits include three medical insurance options with access to KISx Card, Zero Card, and HealthJoy concierge services. Other plan offerings include dental, vision, life, disability, supplemental insurance, and pet insurance plans. Enjoy additional perks like holiday pay, 401(k) plan, direct deposit, an employee referral program, work-life balance benefits, a Wellbeats membership, a discounted gym membership program, and more!  For more detailed information on benefits, please go to GDH’s website under the tab for candidates.

GDH provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. Applicants with disabilities who require an accommodation or assistance in applying and/or for interviewing, please contact our HR Department.

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