Head of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

What You'll Do:

1. Leadership and Strategy:

• Develop and execute the SRE strategy to support company goals.
• Lead and mentor the SRE team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Collaborate with other engineering and product teams to align on priorities and deliverables.

2. Infrastructure and Operations:

• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable, reliable infrastructure.
• Ensure the efficient operation of systems, focusing on automation, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Implement best practices for incident response and management, including root cause analysis and post-mortems.

3. Performance and Reliability:

• Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and service-level objectives (SLOs).
• Proactively identify and mitigate potential reliability issues before they impact customers.
• Drive the adoption of robust monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure system health and performance.

4. Security and Compliance:

• Ensure systems are secure and compliant with relevant regulations and standards.
• Collaborate with the security team to implement and maintain best-in-class security practices.
• Collaboration and Communication.
• Act as a liaison between engineering, product, and other key stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, including executive leadership.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure, or operations roles.
• At least 5 years in a leadership position within a high-growth technology company.
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages (Python, Go, Ruby, etc.).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible), and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.