Contract Site Reliability Engineer II

Jobtailor; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Reston, VA, seeks a seasoned SRE/DevOps engineer to monitor AWS Commercial/GovCloud and EKS, lead incident response, and ensure FedRAMP compliance for a secure cloud platform.

You will automate deployments with GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows, analyze logs with Kibana/Elasticsearch, and perform CVE remediation and STIG hardening within FedRAMP SLAs, requiring US citizenship and on-site availability.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, systems administration, or cloud support.
• Solid Linux administration with RHEL, Amazon Linux, and Ubuntu.
• Bash/Python scripting abilities.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes/EKS and AWS core services.
• L4/L7 load balancing troubleshooting.
• Experience with Prometheus and Grafana.
• ChatOps via Slack.
• US citizenship and US soil residency.
• Genuine availability for overnight/weekend rotational shifts.
• FedRAMP suitability and eligibility to work in a FedRAMP Moderate-authorised environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform real-time monitoring and first-response triage across AWS Commercial/GovCloud and EKS infrastructure.
• Investigate root causes at the log level using Kibana and Elasticsearch.
• Execute CVE remediation and STIG hardening within FedRAMP SLA windows.
• Execute and troubleshoot deployments through GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows.
• Distinguish operational blips from security breaches and act on incidents.
• Support reliable operations of a FedRAMP-authorised cloud platform.

Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication

Team Collaboration

Rotational Shifts Availability

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

ArgoCD

Argo Workflows

Kibana

Elasticsearch

Prometheus

Grafana

Slack

Job description

• Perform real-time monitoring and first-response triage across AWS Commercial/GovCloud and EKS infrastructure
• Investigate root causes at the log level using Kibana and Elasticsearch
• Execute CVE remediation and STIG hardening within FedRAMP SLA windows
• Execute and troubleshoot deployments through GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows
• Distinguish operational blips from security breaches and act on incidents
• Support reliable operations of a FedRAMP-authorised cloud platform

Requirements

• 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, systems administration, or cloud support
• Solid Linux administration with RHEL, Amazon Linux, and Ubuntu
• Bash/Python scripting
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes/EKS and AWS core services
• L4/L7 load balancing troubleshooting
• Experience with Prometheus and Grafana
• ChatOps-via-Slack experience
• US citizenship and US-soil residency
• Genuine availability for overnight/weekend rotational shifts
• FedRAMP suitability and eligibility to work in a FedRAMP Moderate-authorised environment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in real-time monitoring and incident response within AWS environments, with a strong focus on FedRAMP compliance and cloud platform reliability. Proficient in Linux administration, scripting, and deployment automation using modern CI/CD tools.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• AWS Infrastructure Management
• Kubernetes/EKS Administration
• Linux Administration (RHEL, Amazon Linux, Ubuntu)
• CI/CD Deployment Automation (GitLab, ArgoCD)
• FedRAMP Compliance

Hard Skills

• Bash Scripting
• Python Scripting
• Log Analysis (Kibana, Elasticsearch)
• CVE Remediation
• STIG Hardening
• Load Balancing Troubleshooting (L4/L7)
• Prometheus Monitoring
• Grafana Visualization
• ChatOps (Slack)
• Incident Response

Soft Skills

• Problem-Solving
• Communication
• Team Collaboration
• Availability for Rotational Shifts

Industry Keywords

• FedRAMP
• Cloud Support
• DevOps
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Systems Administration

Tools & Technologies

• AWS
• EKS
• GitLab CI/CD
• ArgoCD
• Argo Workflows
• Kibana
• Elasticsearch
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Slack