Staff Site Reliability Engineer-Federal, Security Clearance at Zscaler

Zscaler

Crystal City, Virginia, USA·11h ago

LeadFull-timePythonRustAWSKubernetesTerraformGitAI

Salary Range

$153,000 - $207,000 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

We are looking for a Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Federal) to join our Government Cloud team at Zscaler, a global leader in zero trust security. This role involves managing operations within classified environments to maintain our commitment to security and ensure our multitenant architecture remains the leader in cloud security.

Key Responsibilities

→Manage operational tasks for products in US Government classified environments, including deployments, on-call duties, incident management, and participation in regular deployment syncs
→Oversee all cloud infrastructure components such as AWS, private cloud environments, containers, and VMs to ensure stability and scalability
→Develop scripts, containerized services, and monitoring mechanisms to automate operations tasks and minimize service disruption
→Build new and enhance existing services within classified environments while driving DevOps best practices through documentation and escalation management
→Provide 24x7 coverage including night and holiday shifts within a SCIF environment to support critical government missions

Requirements

✓Active Secret Security Clearance with the ability to maintain it throughout employment
✓Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 5+ years of Site Reliability Engineering experience in both Operations and Engineering environments
✓Proficiency in Linux administration, network troubleshooting, and automation tools like Ansible and Terraform
✓Strong technical skills in Python coding and container-based architectures including AWS ECS and Kubernetes
✓Experience in monitoring activities such as vulnerability scanning, patch management, and reporting, with expertise in virtualization, web security, and networking protocols