Mid-Senior Site Reliability Engineer Kubernetes Platform - San Jose, CA | TCS Job

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 

I n order to comply with U.S. laws and regulations applicable to this position, the person(s) hired must possess the ability to obtain US Security Clearance which requires that the person be a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e., a “Green Card Holder”), or a Political Asylee or Refugee.

Salary Range: $94,000 - $130,000 a year

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