#II Site Reliability Engineer II

C-Serv; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

C-Serv is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer II for a FedRAMP Moderate-authorised environment in the Metro DC area. The role requires US citizenship and residence on US soil, with 24/7 rotational shifts and hands-on ownership from day one.

You will monitor, triage, and investigate incidents across AWS and EKS, perform CVE remediation, and drive deployment workflows using GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows. This position sits in a hybrid, FedRAMP-enabled setting.

Qualifications

• US citizenship and US-soil residency required.
• 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, systems administration, or cloud support.
• Solid Linux administration and bash/python scripting.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes/EKS and AWS core services including load balancing.

Responsibilities

• Real-time monitoring and first-response triage across AWS (Commercial/GovCloud) and EKS infrastructure.
• Log-level root cause investigation in Kibana and Elasticsearch.
• CVE remediation and STIG hardening within FedRAMP SLA windows.
• Deployment execution and troubleshooting via GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows.
• Overnight/weekend rotational shifts; availability for non-standard hours.

Skills

Kubernetes / EKS

Linux administration

Bash scripting

Python scripting

AWS core services

Prometheus Grafana

Kibana / Elasticsearch

GitLab CI/CD / ArgoCD

ChatOps via Slack

Tools

Kibana

Elasticsearch

GitLab CI/CD

ArgoCD

Argo Workflows

Prometheus

Grafana

Slack

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer II

Metro DC · 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 elevate.
• 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+ yearsin 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. $70-$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.