Senior Staff SRE — Federal Cloud & AI Security

Zscaler; Virginia; On-site; USD 164,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Zscaler, the world’s leading cloud security platform, is seeking a Sr. Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Federal) for an onsite role in Crystal City, Virginia.

You will support operations in US Government classified environments, maintain high availability, and drive DevOps practices in a multi-tenant cloud platform used by thousands of customers worldwide. The role requires a Secret clearance, 7+ years of SRE experience, and strong Python, Linux, and container skills.

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging secure AI-driven solutions.
• Active US Government Secret security clearance required for continued employment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 7+ years of Site Reliability Engineering experience in both Operations and Engineering environments.
• Proficiency in Linux administration, network troubleshooting, and automation tools like Ansible and Terraform.
• Strong technical skills in Python coding, container-based architectures including AWS ECS and Kubernetes, and monitoring activities such as vulnerability scanning, patch management, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational tasks for products in US Government classified environments, including deployments, on-call duties, incident management, and deployment syncs.
• Oversee cloud infrastructure components such as AWS, private clouds, containers, and VMs to ensure stability and scalability.
• Develop scripts, containerized services, and monitoring mechanisms to automate operations tasks and minimize service disruption.
• Build new and enhance existing services within classified environments while driving DevOps best practices through documentation and escalation management.

Skills

AI/ML basics

Python

SRE experience

Cloud monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

related field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Linux

AWS ECS

Kubernetes

Vulnerability scanning

Patch management

Job description

Zscaler, the world’s leading cloud security platform, is seeking a Sr. Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Federal) for an onsite role in Crystal City, Virginia.

You will support operations in US Government classified environments, maintain high availability, and drive DevOps practices in a multi-tenant cloud platform used by thousands of customers worldwide. The role requires a Secret clearance, 7+ years of SRE experience, and strong Python, Linux, and container skills.