Explore Director of Site Reliability Engineering opportunities for experienced technology leaders ready to build reliable, scalable digital services. These senior roles shape site reliability engineering (SRE) strategy, guide teams responsible for production systems, and partner across engineering, security, and product organizations. Find vetted professional openings on Ladders, including roles with compensation of $100,000 or more.
A Director of SRE sets the direction for reliability engineering across products and infrastructure. Responsibilities may include defining service-level objectives (SLOs), improving incident response and post-incident learning, managing on-call practices, and reducing operational toil through automation. Directors also help teams balance reliability, delivery speed, performance, and cost.
Employers commonly seek leadership experience in SRE, DevOps, platform engineering, or cloud infrastructure, along with a strong understanding of distributed systems and production operations. Valuable skills include observability, incident management, capacity planning, automation, and infrastructure as code. Communication, organization-wide influence, and the ability to develop technical leaders are also essential.
These leaders work across industries that depend on available, secure, and performant software, including technology, financial services, healthcare, ecommerce, and telecommunications. Opportunities may be remote, hybrid, or office-based, with scope ranging from a single product platform to reliability programs spanning a global organization.
Search Director of Site Reliability Engineering jobs on Ladders to find vetted professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more. Compare role scope, team responsibilities, work arrangements, and compensation to identify positions that fit your leadership experience and career goals.
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Transform security operations by leading a dynamic Product Security team. Drive risk-based strategies, empower engineering teams, and enhance security posture through automation and collaboration. Sha...
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Senior Site Reliability Engineer II
$120K - $145K *
Drive system reliability and scalability as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, focusing on automation and collaboration with software teams to enhance performance and maintain service objectives acro...
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Director, Infrastructure Engineering
$170K - $250K *
Help us build a high-performing infrastructure team that drives operational excellence and reliability. Lead a diverse group of engineers, manage budgets, and modernize technology while collaborating...
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Senior Site Reliability Engineer I
$95K - $158K *
Drive the reliability and scalability of critical systems by leading automation efforts. Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance performance and deliver exceptional customer experiences while ma...
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Senior Site Reliability Expert
$125K - $150K *
Unlock potential by driving the design and reliability of product infrastructure. Collaborate across teams to enhance software delivery, automate processes, and build scalable cloud solutions while ad...
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Lead the charge in developing and deploying robust containerized software, manage CI/CD workflows, and grow a cohesive engineering team to enhance customer security operations and software delivery ac...
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Member of Technical Staff (Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
$130K - $155K *
Join a team that's dedicated to ensuring reliability at scale. You'll manage compute, networking, and storage, driving performance and stability while adapting to rapid changes in production environme...
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Engineering Manager, Object Storage
$150K - $180K *
Lead a talented team in crafting a high-quality, scalable object storage product that enhances the developer experience, balancing technical execution with product thinking to drive meaningful improve...
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Drive innovation as you lead engineering teams to build and scale Life360's critical platforms. Ensure reliability and security while fostering a culture of accountability and technical excellence for...
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Manager, Software Engineering (Resilience Engineering)
$204K - $290K *
Manage the Resilience Engineering team to enhance system reliability through production load testing and chaos engineering while fostering a proactive safety culture across engineering practices...
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Manager, Software Engineering (Resilience Engineering)
$181K - $241K *
Join our team to lead innovative resilience engineering practices, focusing on proactive validation, load testing, and chaos engineering, enhancing the safety and reliability of production systems whi...
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Join a team that's dedicated to building and maintaining reliable infrastructure for large-scale applications. As a Site Reliability Engineer, you'll support developers and ensure the uptime of critic...
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Engineering Manager, Customer Trust
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Lead and innovate within a high-impact engineering team, driving automation and transparency in customer assessments. Foster a culture of accountability while collaborating cross-functionally to deliv...
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Senior Director, Dedicated Infrastructure & Platforms
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Drive the strategy and execution of dedicated infrastructure engineering, leading a high-performing team to enhance enterprise SaaS offerings, ensure compliance, and deliver exceptional customer exper...
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Software Engineer - Data Platform
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Accelerate progress at our AI-driven platform by leading a high-performing engineering team. Oversee technical direction, manage people, and ensure quality to deliver impactful agent experiences acros...
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Senior Manager, Software Engineering
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Senior Engineering Manager, GTM Systems (SalesTech)
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What does a Director of Site Reliability Engineering do?
A Director of SRE leads reliability strategy and teams that keep production services dependable, scalable, and efficient. The role often covers SLOs, incident response, automation, observability, and operational practices.
What qualifications are common for Director of SRE jobs?
Employers generally look for substantial experience leading SRE, DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure teams, plus knowledge of cloud systems, distributed architectures, incident management, and automation. Strong communication and organizational leadership are also important.
What is the difference between an SRE director and an SRE manager?
An SRE manager often leads a team or specific operational area, while a director typically sets broader strategy across multiple teams or services, develops leaders, and aligns reliability priorities with organizational goals. Exact scope varies by employer.
What industries hire Directors of Site Reliability Engineering?
Technology companies and organizations in finance, healthcare, ecommerce, telecommunications, and other software-dependent industries hire SRE directors to improve availability, performance, and resilience.
Can I find $100,000+ Director of SRE jobs on Ladders?
Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more. Review each listing for its specific compensation range, responsibilities, and work arrangement.