Senior Secret-Cleared Federal SRE

Zscaler, Inc.

McLean (VA)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 175,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Zscaler, Inc. is seeking a Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Federal) to join the Government Cloud team in Crystal City. This hybrid role focuses on maintaining a secure, scalable cloud platform in classified environments while delivering reliable services for government workloads.

The role emphasises on-call readiness, automation, DevOps best practices, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to protect critical infrastructure with the scale and security Zscaler is known for.

Qualifications

AI/ML concepts and ability to apply them to security-focused solutions.
Active US Government Secret security clearance is required.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 5+ years of SRE experience.
Proficiency in Linux administration, network troubleshooting, and automation tools.

Responsibilities

Manage deployments, on-call duties, and incident management for US Government classified environments.
Oversee cloud infrastructure (AWS, private clouds, containers, VMs) for stability and scalability.
Develop scripts and containerized services to automate operations and minimize disruption.
Drive DevOps practices through documentation and escalation management in classified environments.