Site Reliability Engineer Contract

C-Serv; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

C-Serv in the DC Metro area (Reston) seeks a Site Reliability Engineer II for FedRAMP-enabled operations. This hybrid role requires US citizenship and US soil residency, with real ownership from day one.

You will read Kibana queries, triage incidents, and enforce security hardening across a FedRAMP environment. Responsibilities include real-time monitoring, RCA in Kibana/Elasticsearch, CVE remediation, and deployment workflows via GitLab CI/CD and Argo tools.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, systems administration, or cloud support.
• Solid Linux administration (RHEL, Amazon Linux, Ubuntu) and bash/Python scripting.
• US citizenship and US-soil residency are required.
• Ability to read Kibana queries and take action at 3am.
• Experience with FedRAMP/GovCloud environments is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Real-time monitoring and first-response triage across AWS and EKS infrastructure.
• 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.

Skills

Real-time monitoring

Incident response

Kubernetes/EKS

AWS core services

Linux administration

SRE/DevOps experience

Scripting (bash/python)

Prometheus/Grafana

FedRAMP/GovCloud familiarity

Tools

Kibana

Elasticsearch

GitLab CI/CD

ArgoCD

Argo Workflows

Kubernetes

AWS

Grafana

Slack (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 escalated.
• 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+ years in 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.