Site Reliability Engineer Contract

About the role

This is a Site Reliability Engineer II position supporting FedRAMP‑moderate authorized environments on AWS Commercial and GovCloud. The role is hybrid, with 24/7 rotational shifts, and runs as an initial contract through March 27. It requires U.S. citizenship and residence on U.S. soil, with genuine availability for overnight and weekend shifts.

Responsibilities

• Real‑time monitoring and first‑response triage across AWS (Commercial/GovCloud) and EKS infrastructure.
• Log‑level root cause investigation using Kibana and Elasticsearch, including hands‑on digging rather than simple escalation.
• CV​E remediation and STIG hardening.
• Patch deployment within FedRAMP SLA windows.
• Deployment execution and troubleshooting via GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Argo Workflows.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, systems administration, or cloud support.
• Strong Linux administration (RHEL, Amazon Linux, Ubuntu) and proficiency with Bash/Python scripting.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes/EKS, core AWS services, and L4/L7 load‑balancing troubleshooting.
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, and ChatOps (Slack).
• U.S. citizenship and residence on U.S. soil; ability to work overnight/weekend rotational shifts.

Benefits

• Defined engagement from mid‑September through the end of March with clear shift expectations.
• Competitive W‑2 hourly rate ranging from $60‑$90/hr, including overnight/weekend shift premium (DOE).
• Opportunity to gain FedRAMP/GovCloud experience for your résumé and a stepping stone toward a Senior SRE role.
• Support from a delivery partner that treats contractors as individuals, not just headcount.

Pay

Competitive hourly rate of $60‑$90/hr, with an overnight/weekend shift premium built in; compensation determined by experience.

Schedule

Hybrid work model with 24/7 FedRAMP operations on a rotational shift schedule, including overnight and weekend coverage.