Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Company: Ascending
Location: Fairfax
Posted on: February 13, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Required U.S. Citizenship / No
clearance needed / 100% remote within the US / EST Time Zone Staff
Site Reliability Engineer / Cloud SME Location: 100% remote in the
continental US Type: Long-term contract (3 years) Role Summary As
the Staff SRE/Cloud SME, you will be a critical technical leader
driving the rearchitecting of our existing monolithic system into a
resilient, cloud-native architecture. This role requires deep
expertise across multiple cloud platforms (Azure and AWS) and
container orchestration (Kubernetes) to ensure the next-generation
platform meets the highest standards of scalability, reliability,
and security. Key Responsibilities Architecture & Transformation
Leadership Lead the technical rearchitecting efforts, transforming
a large-scale monolithic system into a modern microservices-based,
cloud-native application. Collaborate with cross-functional teams
(Engineering, Architecture, Product) to define and implement the
new system architecture using domain-driven design (DDD)
principles. Conduct technology evaluations and provide
recommendations for new tools, frameworks, and cloud services to
enhance our infrastructure. Reliability Engineering & Cloud
Operations Utilize Kubernetes (K8S) for container orchestration and
management, ensuring extreme scalability, reliability, and high
availability of the system. Implement robust, highly resilient, and
highly available components for the system. Develop and implement
comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms to
ensure optimal system performance and availability. Drive the
adoption of DevOps principles and practices throughout the software
development lifecycle, ensuring seamless integration and continuous
deployment processes. Technical Expertise & Mentorship Stay
up-to-date with emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry
trends related to systems and cloud computing. Mentor and provide
technical guidance to junior team members, fostering a culture of
continuous learning and professional growth. Required
Qualifications Cloud Platforms: 7 years of experience with cloud
computing platforms. Strong multi-cloud expertise required with AWS
and Azure . Cloud-Native Transformation: 7 years of experience in
rearchitecting large-scale monolithic applications to cloud-native
architectures. Container Orchestration: Strong expertise in
Kubernetes (K8S) is required, including hands-on experience with
both AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) and EKS (Elastic Kubernetes
Service) . Networking: Strong experience with Cloud Networking ,
with the ability to design and resolve complex cloud networking
architecture problems. IaC: Expert knowledge of Terraform for
infrastructure-as-code deployment and management. Security: Must
possess strong knowledge of security best practices for containers
and Kubernetes clusters. Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree
in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Bonus Knowledge: Knowledge of load balancing algorithms. Thanks for
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Keywords: Ascending, Annandale , Staff Site Reliability Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , Fairfax, Virginia
