Site Reliability Engineer Federal- SkillBridge Intern

Zscaler

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Zscaler is a pioneer and global leader in zero trust security. The world’s largest businesses, critical infrastructure organizations, and government agencies rely on Zscaler to secure users, branches, applications, data & devices, and to accelerate digital transformation initiatives. Distributed across more than 160 data centers globally, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform combined with advanced AI combats billions of cyber threats and policy violations every day and unlocks productivity gains for modern enterprises by reducing costs and complexity. Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate—we’re focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership and accountability. We champion an “AI Forward, People First” philosophy to help us accelerate and innovate, empowering our people to embrace their potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges and want to make a positive difference on a global scale, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler to help shape the future of cybersecurity. Role We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer-SkillBridge Intern (Virginia) to join our Zero Trust Exchange team. This is an onsite role based in Crystal City, Virginia, reporting to the Manager, Site Reliability Engineering. You will be part of the team that built the world’s largest cloud security platform, specifically focusing on enabling US Government organizations to harness speed and agility through a cloud-first strategy. You'll bring your vision and passion to help scale our multitenant architecture and enhance services across classified environments.

Requirements

US Citizenship and an active Top Secret Security Clearance, with the ability to work from a SCIF.
5+ years of Site Reliability Engineering experience in both Operations and Engineering environments, including Python coding and container-based architectures such as AWS ECS or Kubernetes.
Current Active Duty United States military member or a member of the United States Guard/Reserve component on active duty orders for at least the last 180 days with 180 days or fewer remaining prior to discharge.
Unit commander approval.
MOU approved and submitted before start.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing air-gapped environments and FedRAMP High/Moderate authorization levels.
Possession of Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level 2 certification.
Active Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

Manage operational tasks for products in US Government classified environments, including deployments, on-call duties, and incident management.
Develop scripts, containerized services, and monitoring mechanisms to automate operations tasks and ensure minimal service disruption.
Create operations documentation and implement measures to prevent recurring incidents while contributing to DevOps best practices.
Build and enhance Zscaler services within classified environments, ensuring 24x7 coverage including night and holiday shifts.