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Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Reston, VA · On-site

$59.25 - $78.75/hr

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Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Plano, TX · On-site

$54.50 - $72.50/hr

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Location: Richmond, VA or Plano, TX Work Model: Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week Duration: Long term contract Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Site ...

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Miami, FL · On-site

$54.50 - $72.50/hr

* SRE & Automation: 6-8 years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) or DevOps Engineer with a heavy focus on building automation tools. * AI/LLM Integration: Must have experience (or ...

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Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Mclean, VA · Remote

$58.25 - $77.50/hr

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Remote No sponsorship available. Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance. What You Will Do We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support the SBA ...

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Mclean, VA · Remote

$58.25 - $77.50/hr

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Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Mclean, VA · Remote

$58.25 - $77.50/hr

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Remote No sponsorship available. Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance. What You Will Do We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support the SBA ...

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Mclean, VA · Remote

$58.25 - $77.50/hr

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Remote No sponsorship available. Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance. What You Will Do We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support the SBA ...

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Mclean, VA · Remote

$58.25 - $77.50/hr

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Remote No sponsorship available. Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance. What You Will Do We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support the SBA ...

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Mclean, VA · Remote

$58.25 - $77.50/hr

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Remote No sponsorship available. Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance. What You Will Do We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support the SBA ...

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Mclean, VA · Remote

$58.25 - $77.50/hr

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Remote No sponsorship available. Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance. What You Will Do We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support the SBA ...

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How much do h1b site reliability engineer jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 8, 2026, the average hourly pay for h1b site reliability engineer in the United States is $63.74, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $54.81 and $72.84 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is an H1B Site Reliability Engineer?

H1B Site Reliability Engineers are professionals who specialize in maintaining and improving the reliability, scalability, and performance of software systems while working in the United States under the H1B visa program. The H1B visa allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher. Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) combine software engineering and IT operations to create highly reliable and scalable systems, often working at tech companies or large enterprises. Their responsibilities include automating processes, managing system outages, and ensuring that services meet strict uptime and performance standards.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an H1B Site Reliability Engineer?

To thrive as an H1B Site Reliability Engineer, you need a strong background in computer science, systems administration, and programming, generally supported by a relevant degree and experience with distributed systems. Familiarity with cloud platforms (such as AWS, GCP, or Azure), automation tools, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and monitoring systems is typically required, along with certifications like AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or Google Professional SRE being advantageous. Strong problem-solving abilities, collaboration, and effective communication are vital soft skills for proactively identifying and resolving issues in complex environments. These competencies are essential for maintaining high availability, reliability, and scalability of critical services in demanding production settings.

What are some typical challenges faced by H1B Site Reliability Engineers in adapting to new work environments in the U.S.?

H1B Site Reliability Engineers often encounter challenges such as adapting to new organizational cultures, understanding compliance requirements, and navigating communication styles within cross-functional teams. Additionally, they may face the need to quickly familiarize themselves with unfamiliar tools or infrastructure stacks used by their U.S.-based employers. Building strong relationships with colleagues and seeking mentorship can help ease the transition and enhance both technical and soft skills needed for long-term success in the role.

What is the difference between H1B Site Reliability Engineer vs H1B DevOps Engineer?

AspectH1B Site Reliability EngineerH1B DevOps Engineer
Required CredentialsBachelor's in CS or related, certifications like AWS, Google CloudBachelor's in CS or related, certifications like AWS, Azure
Work EnvironmentFocus on system reliability, monitoring, incident responseFocus on automation, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code
Employer & Industry UsageTech companies, cloud providers, large enterprisesTech startups, cloud service providers, IT firms

H1B Site Reliability Engineers and H1B DevOps Engineers share overlapping skills in cloud platforms and automation. However, SREs primarily focus on system reliability and incident management, while DevOps Engineers emphasize automation and deployment pipelines. Both roles are vital in modern IT environments and often work together to ensure seamless service delivery.

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Infographic showing various H1B Site Reliability Engineer job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 83% Full Time, 12% Part Time, 1% Temporary, 2% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 94% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 4% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $132,583 per year, or $63.7 per hour.

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Knack Solutions

Reston, VA • On-site

$59.25 - $78.75/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 4 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Automate processes to detect and prevent software reliability issues.

  • Support runtime issues and develop automation tools to improve application reliability.

  • Create, configure, and maintain cloud-based applications and infrastructure for development and monitoring.


Job description

***W2 only***

Position: Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Work Authorization: All Work Authorizations

Location: Reston, VA

Contract: 24 months

Description: Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) roles and responsibilities

The SRE role bridges the Development Engineer role and the Production Engineer role with a mixture of development, test, deploy, and support skills that contribute to application reliability and resiliency. The SRE approaches problems as an Engineer and looks to automate processes with code or tools to detect and prevent identified software reliability issues. The SRE role splits time between runtime support issues (toil) and development automation work (dev). The skills are organized by Development, Support, and Common areas.

Software Development and Configuration

The following SRE skills are used to improve reliability of an application/service while it is in development:

Required Skills:

  • 8-10 years overall experience
  • Hands-On in at least one language - Java (must), Python (3-4 yrs) -not coding just understanding of
  • Hands-On experience with automated testing tools (JMeter, Junit, Mockito, Postman)
  • Hands-On experience with a source code management system like GIT or SVN including pull, push, branch, commit and merge functions
  • Hands-On experience creating, configuring and maintaining cloud-based applications and infrastructure for the rapid development and monitoring of applications and services:
  • AWS, EC2, Fargate, CloudFormation, RDS, ElasticCache, S3
  • Experience with Cloud Migrations with reliability and availability as core focus
  • Experience in implementing the SRE at the team/enterprise level with hands-on implementation of SRE practices and improving the metrics
  • Hands-On experience with monitoring tools (Splunk, Dynatrace) and dashboard developmentincluding development and customization of dashboards
  • Hands-On experience with the build, deploy, and packaging process and best practices. Familiar using DevOps automation tools (UCD, Jenkins, Maven, SonarQube, Chef, Ansible, Puppet)
  • Scripting skills for automation (Linux bash and Windows)

General Required Skills:

  • Ability to diagnose and optimize software code for reliability and resiliency
  • Knowledge of the incident management process and reporting tools (ServiceNow, Jira Service Desk)
  • Good communication and documentation skills. An SRE must document their work, collect and document tribal knowledge (the good stuff in peoples head), and make it accessible to others.
  • Experience triaging incidents and conducting RCAs (Root Cause Analysis)
  • Nice to have skills:
  • Ability to diagnose technical problems, isolate and debug issues, formulate creative solutions, analyze alternative approaches, and implement a timely solution.
  • Experience providing alternatives and estimates for implementing a fix or automation to improve reliability.
  • Ability to juggle several different tasks at a time, and able to frequently adjust for new tasks or higher priority tasks.
  • Experience with a modern RDBMS or NoSQL, like Postgres, MySQL, DB2, Oracle, MongoDB, and Cloudant