> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # Senior/Lead Site Reliability Engineer – Federal Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/abe4beee93dd1b76 C3.ai posts a senior FDE role to integrate and configure the product in Tysons, VA and 1 more, at $159,000–$230,000 base, level with the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. The Senior/Lead Site Reliability Engineer will design, deploy, and operate secure, highly available C3 AI Platform installations for Federal customers across cloud and on-premise environments. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [C3.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/c3-ai) Posted Oct 3, 2025 by C3.ai · open on Greenhouse as of Nov 8, 2026 **$159,000–$230,000** + equity Tysons, VA +1 The Senior/Lead Site Reliability Engineer will design, deploy, and operate secure, highly available C3 AI Platform installations for Federal customers across cloud and on-premise environments. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fabe4beee93dd1b76&placement=top) - [View posting at C3.ai](https://c3.ai/job-description/8198282002?gh_jid=8198282002) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay $159K–$230K Level with the median Midpoint $195K · median $190K This job $159K to $230K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Integrates and configures it Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations Travel **Up to 50%** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Visa - **No visa sponsorship** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in Tysons, VA · Redwood City, CA. Could you work in one of these? The posting says no visa sponsorship. Do you need one? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. 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C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products including the C3 Agentic AI Platform, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications, C3 AI applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS enterprise AI applications that enable the digital transformation of organizations globally, and C3 Generative AI, a suite of domain-specific generative AI offerings for the enterprise. Learn more at: **C3 AI** C3 AI is seeking a **Senior/Lead Site Reliability Engineer - Federal** to join our team in Tysons, VA or Redwood City, CA. **This role requires US Citizenship. **Active US Government Security Secret clearance or higher is required (Top Secret or higher is preferred). ### Responsibilities - Work with Federal customers to design and implement customized installations of the C3 AI Platform that meet unique access and security requirements of Federal environments - Maximize system uptime and availability, ensuring functional and performance SLAs - Establish end-to-end monitoring and alerting on all critical aspects - Solve complex problems for critical services and build automation to prevent problem recurrence - Initiate and lead scripting and automation to streamline system updates and upgrades - Set up critical infrastructure, tools, and framework to streamline the deployment cycle - Work cross-functionally with Services and Engineering teams - Travel to customer site (up to 50%) ### Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM), or comparable area of study - An active U.S. Government security clearance (Top Secret preferred) - Demonstrated experience in deploying, managing, and operating scalable and fault-tolerant Kubernetes-based infrastructure in AWS and Azure clouds; on-premise deployment experience preferred - Expertise in Linux Operating Systems, Networking, and Database concepts - Expertise in cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Azure, and GCP - Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code configurations such as Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet - Experience in Ruby, Bash, or Python; to automate and monitor systems - Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills - Experience supporting as a DevOps or sys admin for commercial SaaS solutions. Customer facing experience is a plus. **Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future company sponsorship.** C3 AI provides excellent benefits, a competitive compensation package and generous equity plan. California Base Pay Range $159,000—$230,000 USD C3 AI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristics, including disabled and veteran status. [View posting at C3.ai](https://c3.ai/job-description/8198282002?gh_jid=8198282002) ## About C3.ai C3 AI provides an ontology-powered platform, agents, and industry applications that help enterprises and governments turn operational data into decisions. 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