Site Reliability Engineer Contract

C-Serv; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

C-Serv is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer II for a hybrid role in the San Francisco Bay area. You will own real-time monitoring, triage, and deployment tasks across AWS (Commercial and GovCloud) and EKS, with a FedRAMP-approved environment and strict uptime requirements.

The role requires 3+ years in SRE/DevOps, strong Linux, Kubernetes, Prometheus/Grafana, and hands-on scripting. US citizenship and US soil residency are non-negotiable, with overnight/weekend rotations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, systems administration, or cloud support.
• Solid Linux administration (RHEL, Amazon Linux, Ubuntu) and 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.

Responsibilities

• Real-time monitoring and first-response triage across AWS (Commercial/GovCloud) and EKS infrastructure.
• Log-level root cause investigation in Kibana/Elasticsearch; dig, not just elevate.
• CVE remediation and STIG hardening within FedRAMP SLA windows.
• Deployment execution and troubleshooting through GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows.

Skills

SRE/DevOps

Linux administration

Scripting (bash/python)

Real-time monitoring

AWS core services

Tools

Kubernetes/EKS

GitLab CI/CD

ArgoCD

Argo Workflows

Kibana/Elasticsearch

Prometheus

Grafana

Slack/ChatOps

Job description

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.

Site Reliability Engineer II

San Fran Bay

• Hybrid
• 24/7 FedRAMP Operations
• Rotational Shift
• Initial Contract till March 27

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 elevate
• CVE remediation and STIG hardening. On your patch, within FedRAMP SLA windows
• Deployment execution and troubleshooting. Through GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows

Requirements

• 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

Benefits

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