Mid-Senior Site Reliability Engineer Kubernetes Platform

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:

• 8+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or platform engineering

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads in production

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar; GovCloud experience a plus)

• Strong working knowledge of Linux systems, networking, and distributed systems fundamentals

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)

• Ability to write and maintain scripts or services (e.g., Python, Go, Bash)

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, logging systems)

• Basic understanding of security and compliance concepts (e.g., NIST 800-53, STIGs, RMF)

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Own and operate components of the Kubernetes platform, including deployment, upgrades, and maintenance

• Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable and reliable platform features

• Build and improve automation, tooling, and CI/CD workflows to reduce operational overhead

• Monitor system health and respond to issues; participate in on-call rotations and incident response

• Contribute to defining and tracking SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets

• Support FedRAMP High / IL5 compliance efforts, including system hardening, documentation, and audit readiness

• Collaborate with senior engineers, technical leaders, and cross-functional teams to deliver platform improvements

• Participate in on-call rotations supporting customer requests and paging alerts

• Participate in post-incident reviews and implement follow-up improvements Nice to Have

• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)

• Familiarity with policy-as-code (OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno)

• Experience with GitOps workflows

• Exposure to multi-cluster or hybrid cloud architectures

• Knowledge of FIPS-compliant systems or DoD Cloud SRG

• Relevant certifications (CKA, CKS, cloud provider certs, Security+)

Nice to have skills:

• Exposure to FedRAMP High or DoD IL5 environments

• Experience with CI/CD systems and deployment automation (e.g., ArgoCD)

• Familiarity with container security and vulnerability management

• Experience working in regulated or audited environments

I n order to comply with U.S. laws and regulations applicable to this position, the person(s) hired must possess the ability to obtain US Security Clearance which requires that the person be a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e., a “Green Card Holder”), or a Political Asylee or Refugee.

Salary Range: $64,000 - $130,000 a year

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Role: Engineer

Desired skills: DevOps

Experience: 8 - 10 Years

Job function: TECHNOLOGY

Location: San Jose, CA

Salary range: $64,000–$130,000

Apply by: 2026-09-28 00:00:00