Sr. Staff Site Reliability Engineer-Federal, Security Clearance
Remote - Virginia, USAfull time
Remote
senior
$140k–$200k
H1B: yes
Zscaler Sr. Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Federal) responsible for managing operations within classified US Government environments. Ensure stability and scalability of cloud infrastructure components including AWS and private clouds.
Responsibilities
Manage operational tasks for products in US Government classified environments, including deployments, on-call duties, incident management, and participation in regular deployment syncs
Oversee all cloud infrastructure components such as AWS, private cloud environments, containers, and VMs to ensure stability and scalability
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 through documentation and escalation management
Provide 24x7 coverage including night and holiday shifts within a SCIF environment to support critical government missions
Qualification
You thrive in ambiguityYou act like an ownerYou are a problem-solverYou are a high-trust collaboratorYou are a learnerProficiency in Linux administration
Required
You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful.
You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback—knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust.
You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.
Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
This position requires an active US Government Secret security clearance. Maintenance of this clearance is a condition of continued employment
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 7+ years of Site Reliability Engineering experience in both Operations and Engineering environments
Proficiency in Linux administration, network troubleshooting, and automation tools like Ansible and Terraform
Strong technical skills in Python coding, container-based architectures including AWS ECS and Kubernetes, and experience in monitoring activities such as vulnerability scanning, patch management, and reporting
What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)
Experience deploying or managing AI-driven observability and AIOps solutions for predictive anomaly detection and automated incident response within cloud infrastructure
