Site Reliability Engineer Contract

Socket.dev; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer II for a hybrid role in the San Francisco Bay Area. This position focuses on real-time monitoring, rapid triage, and hands-on engineering across AWS GovCloud and EKS.) You will perform log analysis in Kibana/Elasticsearch, remediate CVEs, and harden systems under FedRAMP governance.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in SRE/DevOps, solid Linux administration, and scripting in Bash/Python.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, systems administration, or cloud support.
• Experience with FedRAMP and GovCloud environments is required.
• Strong Linux administration (RHEL/Amazon Linux/Ubuntu).
• Comfort with bash and Python scripting.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes/EKS and AWS core services.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).

Responsibilities

• Real-time monitoring and first-response triage across AWS GovCloud and EKS.
• Log-level root cause investigation in Kibana/Elasticsearch.
• CVE remediation and STIG hardening within FedRAMP windows.
• Deployment execution using GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows.
• US citizenship and US-soil residency required; rotating shifts.

Skills

SRE

DevOps

AWS

Kubernetes

Linux

Bash

Python

Prometheus

Grafana

GitLab CI/CD

ArgoCD

Argo Workflows

Kibana/Elasticsearch

FedRAMP

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

ArgoCD

Argo Workflows

Kibana

Elasticsearch

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer II

San Fran Bay 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 escalation.
• 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.