Zscaler
Sr. Staff Site Reliability Engineer-Federal, Security Clearance
$164K–$205K
Crystal City, Virginia, USA +1 · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- Crystal City, Virginia, USA
Santa Clara, California, USA - Experience
- 7+ years of Site Reliability Engineering experience in both Operations and Engineering environments.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
About the job
Operate and improve Zscaler’s cloud security services in US Government classified environments, maintaining infrastructure reliability, security, and automation.
What you'll do
- Manage deployments, on-call duties, and incident response for products in classified US Government environments.
- Oversee AWS, private cloud, containers, and VMs to ensure stability and scalability.
- Develop automation, monitoring, and services, and promote DevOps practices through documentation and escalation management.
What they ask for
- Active US Government Secret security clearance, maintained as a condition of continued employment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Proficiency in Linux administration, network troubleshooting, Ansible, and Terraform.
- Strong Python skills; experience with AWS ECS, Kubernetes, vulnerability scanning, patch management, and reporting.
Nice to have
- Experience deploying or managing AI-driven observability and AIOps solutions for predictive anomaly detection and automated incident response.
- Experience in air-gapped and classified environments; familiarity with FedRAMP, IAT Level 2 certification, or Top Secret clearance.
Pay
$164,000 — $205,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Linux, Ansible, Terraform, Python, AWS ECS, Kubernetes, AWS
AI focus
Foundational understanding of AI/ML and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions; preferred experience with AI-driven observability and AIOps for anomaly detection and automated incident response.
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