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Federal Reserve

Lead Site Reliability Engineer

SalaryNo pay range posted
LocationSan Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; Cleveland, OH; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Boston, MA; Minneapolis, MN; Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; Richmond, VA
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Experience7+ yrs
Company size10,000+ people
First seenOct 6, 2026 · 5d ago
Verified live1d ago
California, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts and Minnesota laws require most employers to post a pay range.
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Must have19
7+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or related roles
3+ years in a lead or senior technical position
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
Strong proficiency in Java, Python, and Node.js
Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems
Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
Extensive experience with AWS services
Expert-level knowledge of GitLab
Advanced Terraform skills for infrastructure provisioning and management
Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS)
Hands-on experience with SAST tools
Knowledge of DAST methodologies
Understanding of security best practices, OWASP Top 10, and compliance frameworks
Experience with secrets management and identity access management (IAM)
Experience with monitoring tools (Grafana, Datadog, New Relic, or similar)
Log aggregation and analysis (CloudWatch Logs, Splunk)
Distributed tracing with AWS X-Ray
Proven track record of managing large-scale production systems
Experience with on-call rotations and incident management
Nice to have6
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) preferred
Working knowledge of LLMs and agentic applications a plus
Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven systems
Familiarity with chaos engineering principles and practices
Background in Agile/Scrum methodologies
Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments
Skills
Java
Python
Node.js
AWS
GitLab
Terraform
Docker
Kubernetes
ECS
Grafana
Datadog
New Relic
CloudWatch
Splunk
X-Ray
SAST
DAST
OWASP
IAM
Company
Federal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoWhen you join the Federal Reserve—the nation’s central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic and diverse team for our future.
The Federal Reserve Financial Services portfolio provides technology capabilities that power the U.S. payment systems infrastructure. This portfolio enables critical payment services that are foundational to the nation’s financial system, focusing on delivering speed, resilience, and choice to meet evolving marketplace needs.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Lead Site Reliability Engineer to join our engineering team and drive the reliability, scalability, and performance of our critical systems. This role combines deep technical expertise in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps practices to ensure our services meet the highest standards of availability and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
System Reliability & Performance
• Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and resilient systems across cloud infrastructure
• Establish and monitor SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs to ensure optimal system performance
• Lead incident response, conduct root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans
Infrastructure & Automation
• Architect and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Automate deployment pipelines, monitoring, and operational workflows
• Optimize cloud resource utilization and cost management
Engineering & Development
• Build and maintain internal tools and services to improve operational efficiency
• Collaborate with development teams to implement reliability best practices
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance on system design
• Develop monitoring solutions, alerting systems, and observability frameworks
Security & Compliance
• Integrate security practices into CI/CD pipelines (SAST/DAST)
• Implement and maintain security controls across infrastructure and applications
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Conduct security assessments and vulnerability management
Leadership & Collaboration
• Mentor junior SRE team members and promote SRE culture across the organization
• Partner with software engineering teams to improve system reliability
• Drive technical initiatives and contribute to architectural decisions
• Document processes, runbooks, and technical specifications
Software Engineering:
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Strong proficiency in Java, Python, and Node.js
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Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems
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Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
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Proficiency in writing clean, maintainable, and testable code
Cloud Infrastructure (AWS):
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Extensive experience with AWS services including:
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Compute: Lambda, ECS, EC2, Fargate
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Storage: S3, EBS, EFS
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Database: RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora
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Networking: VPC, Route53, CloudFront, API Gateway
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Monitoring: CloudWatch, X-Ray
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AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) preferred
DevOps & CI/CD:
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Expert-level knowledge of GitLab (CI/CD pipelines, runners, GitOps)
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Advanced Terraform skills for infrastructure provisioning and management
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Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS)
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Proficiency with configuration management tools
Security:
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Hands-on experience with SAST (Static Application Security Testing) tools
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Knowledge of DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing) methodologies
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Understanding of security best practices, OWASP Top 10, and compliance frameworks
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Experience with secrets management and identity access management (IAM)
Monitoring & Observability:
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Experience with monitoring tools (Grafana, Datadog, New Relic, or similar)
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Log aggregation and analysis (CloudWatch Logs, Splunk)
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Distributed tracing with aws X-Ray
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
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7+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or related roles
•
3+ years in a lead or senior technical position
•
Proven track record of managing large-scale production systems
•
Experience with on-call rotations and incident management
•
GenAI based Applications: Working knowledge of LLMs and agentic applications a plus
•
Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven systems
•
Familiarity with chaos engineering principles and practices
•
Background in Agile/Scrum methodologies
•
Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments
The selected candidate will reside within a reasonable commuting distance, as defined by the employing Reserve Bank, and will work full-time onsite.
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Eligible Locations for Hire: Boston, MA- New York, NY- Philadelphia, PA- Cleveland, OH- Richmond, VA- Atlanta, GA- Chicago, IL- St. Louis, MO- Minneapolis, MN- Kansas City, MO- Dallas, TX- San Francisco, CA
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The following Reserve Bank locations are preferred due to the concentration of System IT team members in these locations: San Francisco, and Richmond, VA
Screening:
Due to the nature of access to sensitive information all final offers are subject to the clearance of an enhanced background check. This enhanced screening will require the following items: academic and employment verifications, FBI fingerprint check (criminal and civil cases), credit check, family history, residential records and foreign travel for the previous 7 years, citizenship verification, reference checks, and personal interview with an investigator and can take between 21 – 60 days to clear.
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