Contract Site Reliability Engineer II

C-Serv; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

C-Serv is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer II for the DC Metro area with Reston offices, in a hybrid setup. The role requires real ownership from day one within a FedRAMP environment and hands-on incident response.

You will read Kibana queries at 3am and act on breaches on a FedRAMP-authorised cloud platform. You will own real-time monitoring across AWS and EKS, perform log analysis in Kibana/Elasticsearch, handle CVE remediation, and deploy via GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, systems administration, or cloud support.
• US citizenship and US-soil residency are required.
• Hands-on with Kibana and Elasticsearch for log analysis.
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows.
• Strong Linux administration experience (RHEL, Amazon Linux, Ubuntu).
• Proficient in bash and Python scripting, Kubernetes/EKS, and AWS core services.
• Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, and Slack chat ops.

Responsibilities

• Real-time monitoring and first-response triage across AWS and EKS.
• Log-level root-cause investigation in Kibana/Elasticsearch.
• CVE remediation and STIG hardening within FedRAMP windows.
• Deployment execution and troubleshooting via GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Argo Workflows.
• Maintain availability during overnight/weekend rotational shifts.

Skills

SRE experience

Kubernetes

AWS

Linux administration

Kibana

Elasticsearch

GitLab CI/CD

ArgoCD

Argo Workflows

Python scripting

Bash scripting

Prometheus

Grafana

ChatOps/Slack

US citizenship & US soil residency

Tools

Kibana

Elasticsearch

GitLab CI/CD

ArgoCD

Argo Workflows

Prometheus

Grafana

AWS Core Services

Kubernetes/EKS

Bash

Python

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer II DC Metro area, offices in Reston - Hybrid - 24/7 FedRAMP Operations - Rotational Shift - Initial Contract till March 27.

KEY REQUIREMENT

This role requires US citizenship and residence on US soil. It sits within a FedRAMP Moderate-authorised environment, so FedRAMP suitability and US-soil-only eligibility are non-negotiable, not preferred. Eyes on glass. Hands on the pipeline. Real ownership from day one. This isn't a watch-and-wait monitoring seat. Our client needs engineers who can read a Kibana query at 3am, know the difference between a blip and a breach, and act on it, on a FedRAMP-authorised cloud platform that genuinely can't afford downtime. If you're a couple of years into SRE or cloud support and want your next role to open doors into FedRAMP and GovCloud work, this is a strong place to build that experience.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

• Real-time monitoring and first-response triage. Across AWS (Commercial/GovCloud) and EKS infrastructure.
• Log-level root cause investigation. In Kibana and Elasticsearch, you'll actually dig, not just escalation.
• CVE remediation and STIG hardening. On your patch, within FedRAMP SLA windows.
• Deployment execution and troubleshooting. Through GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows.
• 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, systems administration, or cloud support.
• Solid Linux administration (RHEL, Amazon Linux, Ubuntu) and comfort with bash/Python scripting.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes/EKS, AWS core services, and L4/L7 load balancing troubleshooting.
• Prometheus, Grafana, and ChatOps-via-Slack experience.
• US citizenship and US-soil residency, with genuine availability for overnight/weekend rotational shifts. This is non-negotiable.

WHAT YOU'LL GET FROM US

• A defined engagement. Mid-September through end of March, with clear shift expectations up front.
• Competitive W2 hourly rate. $60-$90/hr, with overnight/weekend shift premium built in, DOE.
• A genuine reference point. For FedRAMP/GovCloud experience on your CV, and a real stepping stone toward Senior SRE.
• Real support. From a delivery partner that treats contractors like people, not headcount.