Reliability Engineer Jobs in Georgia
Reliability Engineer jobs in Georgia are active across manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and energy sectors, with openings at every level from entry-level reliability technician through senior principal engineer. Atlanta, Savannah, and Warner Robins are the primary hiring hubs, anchored by large employers like Lockheed Martin, Gulfstream Aerospace, and Georgia-Pacific, all of which maintain long-term reliability engineering teams in the state. Predictive maintenance, asset management, and failure analysis are the most in-demand specialties among Georgia listings. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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About the Role
We’re looking for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to help us scale our platform with reliability, observability, and operational excellence at the core. You’ll partner with engineers and data scientists to build, automate, and maintain the infrastructure that powers our core platform—including data pipelines, ML workloads, and real-time analytics systems.
This is a hands-on, high-impact role with visibility across the stack and the opportunity to shape the future of our infrastructure and operations. We're hiring onsite in Dunwoody, GA.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable infrastructure to support real-time analytics and machine learning workloads
Improve system reliability and performance through automation, observability, and proactive capacity planning
Own and evolve CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, rollback mechanisms, and config management
Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes (SLOs, runbooks, on-call rotations)
Collaborate across engineering and data science teams to drive a culture of performance and reliability
Ensure security, compliance, and operational readiness across our cloud infrastructure
Drive post-incident analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
What Will Help You Succeed
8+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering roles
5+ years of experience with datacenter operations and/or system and network administration
Experience with containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes)
Strong knowledge of Linux systems, networking, and systems performance tuning, including strong-to-expert facility with SSH, terminal, shell and the Linux command line.
Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
Good programming skills and ability to apply sound coding principles to IaC and scripting code with languages such as Terraform, Ansible, Bash (shell scripting), and/or Python.
Experience with monitoring and observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK, OpenTelemetry)
Proficiency with CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, etc.)Ability to debug complex systems and automate solutions in scripting languages
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally
Nice-to-Have
Experience with cloud and managed services (e.g. AWS)
Experience supporting data-intensive platforms (Spark, Airflow, Kafka, etc.)
Familiarity with security practices for cloud-native applications and infrastructure
Experience in high-compliance or SOC-2 environments
What You’ll Get
Ownership of mission-critical infrastructure in a company solving real-world enterprise problems
A front-row seat to a high-performance engineering culture
The ability to influence how our platform scales—from deployment to incident management
An environment that values curiosity, accountability, and impact
Compensation Range: $200K - $225K
About the Role
We’re looking for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to help us scale our platform with reliability, observability, and operational excellence at the core. You’ll partner with engineers and data scientists to build, automate, and maintain the infrastructure that powers our core platform—including data pipelines, ML workloads, and real-time analytics systems.
This is a hands-on, high-impact role with visibility across the stack and the opportunity to shape the future of our infrastructure and operations. We're hiring onsite in Dunwoody, GA.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable infrastructure to support real-time analytics and machine learning workloads
Improve system reliability and performance through automation, observability, and proactive capacity planning
Own and evolve CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, rollback mechanisms, and config management
Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes (SLOs, runbooks, on-call rotations)
Collaborate across engineering and data science teams to drive a culture of performance and reliability
Ensure security, compliance, and operational readiness across our cloud infrastructure
Drive post-incident analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
What Will Help You Succeed
8+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering roles
5+ years of experience with datacenter operations and/or system and network administration
Experience with containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes)
Strong knowledge of Linux systems, networking, and systems performance tuning, including strong-to-expert facility with SSH, terminal, shell and the Linux command line.
Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
Good programming skills and ability to apply sound coding principles to IaC and scripting code with languages such as Terraform, Ansible, Bash (shell scripting), and/or Python.
Experience with monitoring and observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK, OpenTelemetry)
Proficiency with CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, etc.)Ability to debug complex systems and automate solutions in scripting languages
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally
Nice-to-Have
Experience with cloud and managed services (e.g. AWS)
Experience supporting data-intensive platforms (Spark, Airflow, Kafka, etc.)
Familiarity with security practices for cloud-native applications and infrastructure
Experience in high-compliance or SOC-2 environments
What You’ll Get
Ownership of mission-critical infrastructure in a company solving real-world enterprise problems
A front-row seat to a high-performance engineering culture
The ability to influence how our platform scales—from deployment to incident management
An environment that values curiosity, accountability, and impact
Compensation Range: $200K - $225K
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Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Retail
- Manufacturing
- Consumer Goods
- Construction & Real Estate
What Georgia Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in reliability engineer jobs across Georgia.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, industrial, or related engineering from an accredited program
- Professional Engineer license issued or recognized by the Georgia State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
- Hands-on experience with reliability methods such as FMEA, RCM, or fault tree analysis
- Proficiency with CMMS platforms like SAP PM, Maximo, or equivalent maintenance management software
- Certified Reliability Engineer credential from the American Society for Quality preferred by many Georgia employers
- Familiarity with industry standards applicable to Georgia's dominant sectors including aerospace and pulp and paper manufacturing
Reliability Engineer Jobs in Georgia: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a reliability engineer in Georgia?
Start with a bachelor's degree in mechanical, industrial, electrical, or a closely related engineering discipline, as Georgia employers across manufacturing and aerospace consistently require an accredited engineering degree. From there, gaining your Professional Engineer license through the Georgia State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors strengthens your candidacy considerably, particularly with defense contractors and utilities. Many Georgia employers also look for the Certified Reliability Engineer credential from the American Society for Quality as a mark of specialized expertise.
Which companies hire reliability engineers in Georgia?
Employers hiring reliability engineers in Georgia right now include The Home Depot, Aptean, and GAF, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Georgia's concentration of aerospace manufacturers, forest products companies, and defense contractors makes it one of the steadier markets in the Southeast for reliability engineering roles.
Which Georgia cities have the most reliability engineer jobs?
Atlanta, Alpharetta, and Tucker account for the largest share of reliability engineer openings in Georgia. Atlanta draws the broadest mix of employers given its size, while Savannah's port-adjacent manufacturing corridor and Warner Robins, home to Robins Air Force Base, generate consistent defense and aerospace reliability engineering demand that keeps those smaller markets competitive with much larger cities.
Are there remote reliability engineer jobs in Georgia?
Yes, but they're rare. Reliability engineering is fundamentally a hands-on discipline tied to physical assets, plant floors, and equipment inspections, so most roles require on-site presence. About 60% of reliability engineer openings tied to Georgia are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, and the positions that do offer remote flexibility tend to be in data analysis, maintenance strategy consulting, or reliability program management rather than direct equipment oversight.
How can I get hired as a reliability engineer in Georgia with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying for maintenance engineer, quality engineer, or manufacturing engineer roles at Georgia's large industrial employers, then moving laterally once you have plant-floor exposure. Companies like Gulfstream Aerospace and Georgia-Pacific run structured new-graduate rotational programs that include reliability functions. Earning your Engineer-in-Training designation through the Georgia State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors signals commitment and keeps you on track for full licensure, which Georgia employers in aerospace and utilities treat as a meaningful differentiator even at the junior level.
Where can I find and apply to reliability engineer jobs in Georgia?
You can find and apply to reliability engineer jobs in Georgia on Migrate Mate, which lists current Georgia openings updated regularly. Search the listings, find roles that match your experience and target location, and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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