Senior Site Reliability Engineer – Fedramp

Coalfire

. Own an operational capability for the managed estate, including automation, runbooks, and service standards .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $85,000 - $141,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Site Reliability Engineering and cloud operations, with a strong focus on automation, observability, and incident management. Proven ability to mentor teams, lead technical discussions, and implement effective operational capabilities in regulated environments.

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Site Reliability EngineeringInfrastructure-as-CodeCloud Operations (AWS, Azure, GCP)Incident Response and CommandObservability Engineering

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Hard Skills

AutomationBackup and Recovery EngineeringContinuous MonitoringTelemetry and Log PipelinesService-Level ObjectivesIncident ManagementScriptingPolicy-as-CodeTechnical DocumentationOperational Capability Ownership

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationOrganizational SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsCritical ThinkingMentoring

Tools & Technologies

TerraformAnsibleCI/CD PipelinesMonitoring PlatformsRunbooks

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS CertificationAzure CertificationGCP Certification

Industry Keywords

NIST 800-53FedRAMPOperational PostureIncident CommandRegulated Cloud Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own an operational capability for the managed estate, including automation, runbooks, and service standards
Design observability for regulated cloud environments, including telemetry and log pipelines, service-level objectives, alert quality, and escalation paths
Build and maintain continuous-monitoring evidence pipelines
Own backup and recovery engineering, including tested recovery procedures, measurable recovery objectives, and outage automation
Serve as the senior escalation point in client environments and resolve complex operational incidents
Lead incident and problem management, including major-event incident command, blameless post-incident reviews, and corrective actions
Automate operational toil using infrastructure-as-code, pipelines, and scripting
Partner with Engagement Architects and Build teams on transition into managed operations
Hold on-call responsibility and improve rotation coverage, alert actionability, and team load
Represent operational posture to clients and support renewals and expansions
Mentor and lead Site Reliability Engineers and junior staff
Author and peer review code, runbooks, operational design documentation, and compliance artifacts

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS or above in a related Information Technology field or equivalent combination of education and experience
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Professional- or specialty-level certification in AWS, Azure, or GCP; associate-level certification considered with equivalent demonstrated depth
5+ years in site reliability engineering, cloud operations, platform engineering, or managed services
5+ years operating production cloud environments in AWS, Azure, or GCP, including monitoring, incident response, and automation
Automation-first mindset with deep Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, scripting, and policy-as-code
Deep operational command of at least one major cloud platform and working knowledge of a second
Observability engineering experience with metrics, logging, log pipelines, distributed tracing, SLI/SLO definition, and alert design
Demonstrated incident response and incident command capability
Backup, recovery, and resilience engineering experience
Working command of NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, or comparable security control frameworks
Ability to lead technical client conversations about operational posture, risk, and trade-offs
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and improve team output
Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Effective documentation skills, including technical diagrams, runbooks, and written descriptions
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Critical thinking and ability to balance security and availability requirements against mission needs
Demonstrated experience owning an operational capability, monitoring platform, or reusable automation used by multiple teams or clients
Experience as the senior operational escalation point on client-facing managed services, including incident command on major events
Advanced experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and orchestration/automation tools such as Terraform and Ansible
Experience transitioning environments from build into steady-state operations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work model allowing employees to choose when and where they work
Paid parental leave
Flexible time off
Certification and training reimbursement
Digital mental health and wellbeing support membership
Comprehensive insurance options
Employee resource groups
In-person and virtual events
Annual incentive, commission, and/or recognition programs may be available