Mid-Senior Site Reliability Engineer – Kubernetes Platform

About Us A Canadian technology and workforce solutions company headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario. The company helps businesses, enterprises, and public-sector organizations modernize their operations through secure digital transformation, custom software development, staffing, recruitment, payroll, and workforce management solutions. Job Description Title: Mid-Senior Site Reliability Engineer Kubernetes Platform Location: San Jose, CA/Remote Duration: Full Time Client: Confidential Experience required: 10-14 years of experience Interview Mode: Video Job Description Must Have Technical/Functional Skills: • 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) Roles & Responsibilities: • 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 Nice to Have • Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) • Familiarity with policy-as-code (OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno) • Experience with GitOps workflows • Exposure to multi-cluster or hybrid cloud architectures • Knowledge of FIPS-compliant systems or DoD Cloud SRG • Relevant certifications (CKA, CKS, cloud provider certs, Security+) Nice to have skills: • 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