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# Senior/Lead Site Reliability Engineer - Federal

- **Company:** C3.ai, Inc.
- **Location:** McLean, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $159,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Build Automation, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Software as a Service, Database Theory, Linux, DevOps, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Ruby, Google Cloud, SC Clearance, AI Platforms, Kubernetes, Puppet, Terraform
- **Published:** June 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/17424429/Senior-Lead-Site-Reliability-Engineer-Federal-Virginia-Tysons

## About the Role

This role requires US Citizenship. Active US Government Security Secret clearance or higher is required (Top Secret or higher is preferred)., * Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM), or comparable area of study

 * An active U.S. Government security clearance (Top Secret preferred)
 * Demonstrated experience in deploying, managing, and operating scalable and fault-tolerant Kubernetes-based infrastructure in AWS and Azure clouds; on-premise deployment experience preferred
 * Expertise in Linux Operating Systems, Networking, and Database concepts
 * Expertise in cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Azure, and GCP
 * Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code configurations such as Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet
 * Experience in Ruby, Bash, or Python; to automate and monitor systems
 * Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills
 * Experience supporting as a DevOps or sys admin for commercial SaaS solutions. Customer facing experience is a plus.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future company sponsorship.

## Description

* Work with Federal customers to design and implement customized installations of the C3 AI Platform that meet unique access and security requirements of Federal environments
 * Maximize system uptime and availability, ensuring functional and performance SLAs
 * Establish end-to-end monitoring and alerting on all critical aspects
 * Solve complex problems for critical services and build automation to prevent problem recurrence
 * Initiate and lead scripting and automation to streamline system updates and upgrades
 * Set up critical infrastructure, tools, and framework to streamline the deployment cycle
 * Work cross-functionally with Services and Engineering teams
 * Travel to customer site (up to 50%)


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