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Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) – Kubernetes Platform (FedRAMP High / IL5) - G10

SDH SystemsUnited States🇺🇸United StatesPosted 6 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
$58/hr
Work Type
Remote
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) – Kubernetes Platform (FedRAMP High / IL5) - G10

Client: Cognizant/Cisco

Location: 100% Remote

Rate: $58.00/Hour W-2 OR $63.00/Hour C2C

Interview Process: Online

Work Schedule: 100% Remote

Job Description:

About the Team

The SRE Platform Engineering team builds and operates the infrastructure that

powers our cloud. We focus on delivering reliable, scalable, and simple

platforms that enable product teams to move quickly while meeting the

requirements of regulated environments such as FedRAMP High and DoD

IL5.

About the Role

We’re seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to support the development and

operation of our Kubernetes-based platform in regulated environments. In this

role, you’ll collaborate with engineers across the stack to ensure the platform

remains reliable, observable, compliant, and easy for developers to use—while

maintaining team velocity.

This is a hands-on position centered on strengthening reliability, advancing

automation, and driving operational excellence within environments that have

rigorous security and compliance standards.

What You Will Do

 Own and operate components of the Kubernetes platform, including

deployment, upgrades, and maintenance

 Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable and reliable

platform features

 Build and improve automation, tooling, and CI/CD workflows to reduce

operational overhead

 Monitor system health and respond to issues; participate in on-call

rotations and incident response

 Contribute to defining and tracking SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets

 Support FedRAMP High / IL5 compliance efforts, including system

hardening, documentation, and audit readiness

 Collaborate with senior engineers, technical leaders, and cross-

functional teams to deliver platform improvements

 Participate in on-call rotations supporting customer requests and paging

alerts

 Participate in post-incident reviews and implement follow-up

improvements

What You Bring

 8+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or platform engineering

 Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads in

production

 Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar;

GovCloud experience a plus)

 Strong working knowledge of Linux systems, networking, and

distributed systems fundamentals

 Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)

 Ability to write and maintain scripts or services (e.g., Python, Go, Bash)

 Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus,

Grafana, logging systems)

 Basic understanding of security and compliance concepts (e.g., NIST

800-53, STIGs, RMF)

Nice to Have

 Exposure to FedRAMP High or DoD IL5 environments

 Experience with CI/CD systems and deployment automation (e.g.,

ArgoCD)

 Familiarity with container security and vulnerability management

 Experience working in regulated or audited environments

How You Work

 You take ownership of well-scoped problems and drive them to

completion

 You are comfortable working independently, while seeking input on more

complex decisions

 You collaborate effectively with senior engineers and technical leaders

 You prioritize simplicity, reliability, and maintainability in your work

 You are eager to learn and grow into broader technical ownership over

Skills

AWS
ArgoCD
Azure
Bash
Grafana
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Python
Terraform

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