Position: Senior SRE Leader
Location: 100% Remote
Employment mode: 6-month contract
We are seeking a Senior SRE Leader to drive system uptime, performance, and scalability by blending software engineering with operational expertise. They lead teams to define SLIs/SLOs, automate infrastructure (IaC), manage incidents, and conduct post-mortems. Key roles include mentoring engineers, setting reliability strategies, and optimizing cloud costs.
Core Responsibilities:
Leadership & Mentoring: Lead a team of SREs, manage sprint planning, and foster career growth.
System Reliability & Strategy: Own the uptime, performance, and capacity planning of production systems.
Automation & Tools: Reduce manual work (toil) by building automation, managing infrastructure as code (Terraform, Kubernetes), and enhancing observability.
Incident Management: Drive root cause analysis (RCA), lead incident responses, and implement post-mortem action items.
SLI/SLO Management: Define Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) to balance velocity and reliability.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Technical Expertise: Proficiency in coding/scripting (e.g., Python, Go) and familiarity with CI/CD tools.
Infrastructure Skills: Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure), Linux, networking, and containerization (Kubernetes).
Leadership Experience: Proven experience leading technical teams and managing complex projects.
Communication: Ability to communicate technical SRE initiatives to stakeholders across the organization.
Preferred Experience:
5+ years in SRE, DevOps, or Software Engineering.
Experience in managing 24/7 high-availability production environments.
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