Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Remote

Overview

As a Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Corelight, you will ensure the stability, performance, and security of our Federal region’s cloud platform, managing infrastructure and operations with a focus on availability, latency, performance optimization, monitoring, incident response, and capacity planning.

In Short

• Collaborate with software engineering teams to ensure the reliability, performance, and security of the Federal region’s infrastructure.
• Design, implement, and manage FedRAMP-compliant infrastructure and systems.
• Establish continuous monitoring, logging, and auditing processes to ensure compliance with FedRAMP controls.
• Partner with security teams to conduct security assessments and implement necessary controls.
• Design and implement scalable infrastructure solutions that support multi-region growth.
• Drive automation efforts, enabling infrastructure and platforms to scale efficiently with a focus on compliance.
• Stay up-to-date on best practices, evolving security threats, and FedRAMP guidelines to maintain a strong security posture.
• Deploy and maintain cloud-native services in AWS that are resilient and elastic.
• Participate in 24x7 incident response and on-call rotations.
• Plan for capacity and work with teams to prepare for platform growth.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience building and operating FedRAMP environments or similarly regulated systems.
• Expertise in AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, Glue, EMR, Redshift, OpenSearch, VPC).
• Deep understanding of the FedRAMP framework, controls, and compliance requirements.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, or Java.
• Experience with big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka).
• Strong skills in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Proven track record in building and scaling platforms with high availability, resilience, and strict SLO objectives.
• Strong experience with Unix/Linux systems and cloud providers, ideally AWS.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity options.
• Flexible work environment with options to work from home.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Collaborative and inclusive company culture.