Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Federal at ServiceNow in San Diego, CALIFORNIA, United States
- Company: ServiceNow
- Location: San Diego, CALIFORNIA, United States
- Posted: Sep 21, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Salary: $149,800 - $262,200
- Experience: 8+ years
Overview
Please Note: This position will include supporting our US Public Sector customers. “This position requires passing a ServiceNow background screening, USFedPASS (US Federal Personnel Authorization Screening Standards). This includes a credit check, criminal/misdemeanor check and taking a drug test. A…
Job description
- Please Note: This position will include supporting our US Public Sector customers.
- “This position requires passing a ServiceNow background screening, USFedPASS (US Federal Personnel Authorization Screening Standards). This includes a credit check, criminal/misdemeanor check and taking a drug test. Any employment is contingent upon passing the screening. Due to Federal requirements, only US citizens, US naturalized citizens or US Permanent Residents, holding a green card, will be considered.
- The Federal SRE Team has 3 shifts that provide 24x7 production support for our Government Community Cloud infrastructure.
- Below are some highlights
- No on-call rotation
- Shift Bonuses for 2nd and 3rd shifts
- 4 Day Work week
- This is a 3rd shift position and has a 10-hour 4-day work week, Sunday - Wednesday with working shift hours from 11p.m. - 10 a.m. PT.
Responsibilities
- The SRE team is a group of highly technical engineers who are tasked with maintaining and developing the reliability, scalability and performance of the ServiceNow infrastructure. The SRE is empowered to drive technical resolutions across the technology stack from hardware through to application and all stops in between. They are also tasked with driving forward the operability of the platform to drive down the number of incidents
- and to reduce MTTR. To accomplish this the team combines software development, networking and systems engineering expertise with a strong desire to be challenged by problems of scale and complexity and to make services better for our customers.
- Have Experience with Cloud technologies – Azure, AWS ?
- Smile when you trouble shoot and solve an issue in Miami from your laptop in San Diego?
- Have years of experience accumulated in roles like IT Operations, Software Development, or Systems Engineering?
- Answer 'yes' to these questions and you are in the front row for a position as SRE at ServiceNow. Go ahead, hit the Apply button and let's have a chat about your skills and experiences.
- Want to know more about us? Now that we have set the pace, keep reading if you want to understand more about ServiceNow as a company and the SRE role.
- Provide relief and sustainable resolution to issues within our infrastructure.
- Use your experience in software development, systems engineering, and networking to proactively prevent repeatable issues.
- Drive initiatives with partner teams to improve the reliability and performance of the infrastructure through improved system design.
- Drive a culture of intolerance to manual activity which results in a highly automated environment delivering scalable solutions.
- Drive monitoring and automation initiatives
Requirements
- Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience.
- Deep knowledge of Linux systems
- 2+ years of experience with DevOps automation, CI/CD pipeline and agile
- methodologies
- 2+ years of experience with Cloud technologies, preferably Azure
- 2+ years of Coding in various languages; we normally prefer Python, JavaScript, and Ruby
- Postgres and MySQL database administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
- Expertise in Observability and Monitoring of applications, services, and networks at scale
- Networking skills, IP addressing and routing.
- Experience developing on the ServiceNow Platform
Skills
Required
- Deep knowledge of Linux systems
Benefits
- For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $149,800 - $262,200, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs.
- Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.
About ServiceNow
It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for everyone—freeing people from busywork so they could focus on meaningful work. Today, ServiceNow is the AI control tower for business reinvention. Our ServiceNow AI platform brings together any AI, any data, and any workflow— helping 85% of the Fortune 500® work smarter, faster, and better. We're building an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable together. And we're just getting started. Join us to put AI to work for people.