Site Reliability Engineer Contract

Socket.dev; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in the DC Metro area seeks a Site Reliability Engineer II for hybrid work in Reston. The role operates in a FedRAMP Moderate environment with overnight/weekend rotations and a contract until late March. You will read Kibana queries at 3am, triage incidents, and drive remediation with AWS, EKS, and on-prem components.

You will own monitoring, triage, and deployment workflows, using GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows. Strong Linux, scripting, and Kubernetes knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, systems administration, or cloud support.
• Solid Linux administration (RHEL, Amazon Linux, Ubuntu) and scripting basics.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes/EKS, AWS core services, and load balancing.

Responsibilities

• Real-time monitoring and first-response triage across AWS and EKS.
• Log-level root cause investigation in Kibana/Elasticsearch.
• CVE remediation and STIG hardening within FedRAMP SLA windows.
• Deployment execution and troubleshooting via GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Argo Workflows.
• SRE ownership from day one with overnight/weekend rotation.

Skills

SRE experience

DevOps

Linux administration

Kubernetes/EKS

AWS core services

Prometheus

Grafana

Python scripting

Bash scripting

ChatOps

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer II

DC Metro area, offices in Reston · 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 escalte.
• 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.$60–$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.