Sr. Staff Site Reliability Engineer-Federal, Security Clearance
Crystal City · San Jose · USD 164,000-205,000 · 7+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 5, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 7+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Crystal City · San Jose
- Salary
- USD 164,000-205,000 · Base salary
About the role
- Zscaler is looking for a Sr. Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Federal) to join the Government Cloud department in a fully onsite role based in Crystal City, Virginia.
- In this critical role, you will maintain commitments to security by managing operations within classified environments and ensuring the multitenant architecture remains a leader in cloud security.
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
Requirements
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
- Active US Government Secret security clearance (maintenance of this clearance is a condition of continued employment)
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 7+ 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, container-based architectures including AWS ECS and Kubernetes, and experience in monitoring activities such as vulnerability scanning, patch management, and reporting
Preferred qualifications
- Experience deploying or managing AI-driven observability and AIOps solutions for predictive anomaly detection and automated incident response within cloud infrastructure
- Experience working within air-gapped and classified environments managing monthly monitoring programs
- Familiarity with High/Moderate FedRAMP authorization levels and compliance requirements, possession of Information Assurance Technician Level 2 certification, or Top Secret security clearance
Benefits
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks
Workplace
- Fully onsite role based in Crystal City, Virginia
Skills
- Linux
- Ansible
- Terraform
- Python
- AWS ECS
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- AIOps
