Drimva

Zscaler

Staff Site Reliability Engineer

$122K–$175K

Santa Clara, California, USA · Staff · Full-time · Posted May 7, 2026

Experience
5+ years in a Linux/UNIX System Administration or SysAdmin role.

About the job

Build and operate secure, scalable Linux and Kubernetes infrastructure, troubleshoot system and network issues, and develop automation tools.

What you'll do

  • Create and maintain scalable infrastructure using KVM Linux, Kubernetes, and public cloud providers; deploy systems in Kubernetes and Openstack environments.
  • Troubleshoot performance and complex operating-system and application issues, and maintain security and observability.
  • Develop and maintain custom tools using Python, Golang, and BASH.

What they ask for

  • 5+ years in Linux/UNIX system administration or a SysAdmin role, with understanding of web security, protocols, and SSH.
  • Security aptitude with PGP, SSH, PKI, and multi-factor authentication.
  • Mastery of network fundamentals, including DHCP, ARP, subnetting, routing, NAT, firewalls, and IPv4/IPv6.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and automation tools such as Ansible; foundational AI/ML understanding and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions.

Nice to have

  • Experience with AI-driven anomaly detection, intelligent log parsing, or AIOps for root-cause analysis and predictive auto-scaling.
  • Strong Openstack and CEPH experience, advanced Kubernetes expertise, or experience with Secrets Management Systems such as Hashicorp Vault.

Pay

$122,500 — $175,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

KVM Linux, Kubernetes, Openstack, Python, Golang, BASH, Docker, Ansible

AI focus

Apply AI-driven solutions in the functional domain; preferred work includes anomaly detection, intelligent log parsing, AIOps, root-cause analysis, and predictive auto-scaling.

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