Senior/Lead SRE - Federal Cloud & Security

C3.ai, Inc.; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

C3 AI is seeking a Senior/Lead Site Reliability Engineer - Federal to join our team in Tysons, VA or Redwood City, CA. This role requires US Citizenship and an active government security clearance.

You will design, deploy, and operate scalable, secure Kubernetes-based infrastructure across AWS/Azure with on-premise options where needed. Responsibilities include maximizing uptime, implementing monitoring, and automation while collaborating with Services and Engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or comparable field.
• Active U.S. Government security clearance (Top Secret preferred).
• Experience deploying, managing, and operating scalable Kubernetes-based infrastructure in AWS/Azure; on-premise deployment experience preferred.
• Expertise in Linux, Networking, and Database concepts.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code configurations such as Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet.
• Experience in Ruby, Bash, or Python to automate and monitor systems.
• Customer-facing SaaS experience is a plus; strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement customized installations of the C3 AI Platform for Federal environments.
• Maximize system uptime and meet SLAs.
• Establish end-to-end monitoring and alerting for critical components.
• Develop automation to prevent recurrence of issues; lead scripting efforts.
• Set up infrastructure, tools, and deployment framework; collaborate with Services and Engineering teams.
• Travel to customer sites up to 50%.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Networking

AWS

Azure

GCP

Scripting (Ruby/Bash/Python)

DevOps

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

C3 AI is seeking a Senior/Lead Site Reliability Engineer - Federal to join our team in Tysons, VA or Redwood City, CA. This role requires US Citizenship and an active government security clearance.

You will design, deploy, and operate scalable, secure Kubernetes-based infrastructure across AWS/Azure with on-premise options where needed. Responsibilities include maximizing uptime, implementing monitoring, and automation while collaborating with Services and Engineering teams.