Description
Zscaler is looking for a Sr. Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Federal) to join its team. This is a fully onsite role based in Crystal City, Virginia, reporting to the Manager, Site Reliability Engineering in the Government Cloud department.
The successful candidate will manage operational tasks for products in US Government classified environments, including deployments, on-call duties, incident management, and participation in regular deployment syncs. They will oversee all cloud infrastructure components such as AWS, private cloud environments, containers, and VMs to ensure stability and scalability.
Responsibilities:
- Manage operational tasks for products in US Government classified environments
- Oversee cloud infrastructure components such as AWS, private cloud environments, containers, and VMs
- Develop scripts, containerized services, and monitoring mechanisms to automate operations tasks and minimize service disruption
- Build new and enhance existing services within classified environments while driving DevOps best practices
- Provide 24x7 coverage including night and holiday shifts within a SCIF environment to support critical government missions
Requirements:
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions
- Active US Government Secret security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 7+ years of Site Reliability Engineering experience
- Proficiency in Linux administration, network troubleshooting, and automation tools like Ansible and Terraform
- Strong technical skills in Python coding, container-based architectures, and experience in monitoring activities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience deploying or managing AI-driven observability and AIOps solutions
- Experience working within air-gapped and classified environments managing monthly monitoring programs
- Familiarity with High/Moderate FedRAMP authorization levels and compliance requirements
Benefits:
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks, and more!
Salary: $140,000-$200,000 USD