Site Reliability Engineer Contract

C-Serv; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

C-Serv seeks a Site Reliability Engineer II for the San Francisco Bay area, operating in a FedRAMP-authorised environment with US soil eligibility. This hybrid role covers 24/7 FedRAMP Operations, with rotational shifts and an initial contract through March 27.

You will own real-time monitoring, triage, and incident response across AWS (Commercial/GovCloud) and EKS, leveraging Kibana for root-cause analysis.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, or cloud support.
• Proficient Linux administration and scripting (bash/Python).
• Kubernetes/EKS and AWS services experience.

Responsibilities

• Real-time monitoring and first-response triage across AWS and EKS.
• Log analysis in Kibana/Elasticsearch to identify root causes.
• CVE remediation and STIG hardening within FedRAMP SLA windows.
• Deployment execution and troubleshooting via GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Argo Workflows.

Skills

SRE Experience

Linux Admin

Kubernetes

AWS Core

Prometheus

Grafana

ChatOps Slack

US Citizenship

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