Director of Site Reliability Engineering Jobs

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.

What Does a Director of Site Reliability Engineering Do?

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.

Skills and Experience Employers Look For

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.

Where Director of SRE Roles Are Found

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.

Advance Your SRE Leadership Career

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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$120K - $145K *

Engineer the future of contact center technology by developing a robust routing engine that intelligently distributes interactions across various channels, ensuring high availability and performance i...

Austin, TXRemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $145K *

Lead the design and development of a cutting-edge routing engine for enterprise contact centers, ensuring real-time distribution of interactions across various channels while collaborating with cross...

Philadelphia, PARemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $145K *

Join a team that's designing and building a cutting-edge routing platform for enterprise contact centers. Develop scalable backend services for real-time interaction distribution, ensuring high availa...

New York, NYRemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $145K *

Pioneer the development of a cutting-edge routing engine for enterprise contact centers, ensuring real-time distribution of interactions across various channels. Collaborate with cross-functional team...

Montreal, QCRemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$130K - $160K *

Lead all HR functions in a dynamic biotech environment, enhancing employee experience and compliance while driving scalable processes and supporting leadership. Engage with teams to foster growth and...

United StatesRemote

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$165K - $205K *

Lead the charge in cybersecurity governance and risk management consulting. Drive client engagements, develop security frameworks, and mentor teams while ensuring alignment with industry standards and...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$156K - $215K *

Empower innovation in advanced networking and enterprise solutions by defining strategic roadmaps and driving product lifecycle planning across high-speed networking, optical technologies, and AI plat...

RemoteRemote

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$204K - $220K *

Lead the charge in building a world-class sales enablement function, driving onboarding, training, and content strategy to enhance seller effectiveness and accelerate new hire productivity across a gl...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$132K - $238K *

Unlock potential by leading the design and integration of cutting-edge electrical systems for data centers. Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to ensure high-performance solutions in power distributi...

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Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$150K - $180K *

Take ownership of the product strategy for AI applications, defining the roadmap and driving profitability. Collaborate cross-functionally to build and launch innovative products that enhance user exp...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$125K - $150K *

Champion the evolution of identity security by leading product management for our core identity graph and correlation services, ensuring seamless integration and access control across platforms while...

United StatesRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$117K - $180K *

Engage with clients to drive revenue growth through innovative consumer insights and data solutions. As a key player, you'll build relationships, identify opportunities, and lead the sales process to...

New York, NYRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Media

$185K - $225K *

Lead the charge in delivering complex, cross-functional programs that drive innovation in consumer energy products. Collaborate with diverse teams to establish frameworks, manage risks, and ensure suc...

United StatesRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$92K - $179K *

Transform operations by leading a dynamic Scheduling Analyst team, enhancing workflow efficiency, and driving strategic improvements across departments. Collaborate with internal and external partners...

Salt Lake City, UTRemote

Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$115K - $140K *

Lead and develop a high-performing team of Customer Success Managers, driving measurable value across a diverse customer portfolio while ensuring operational excellence and retention strategies are ef...

CanadaRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$165K - $248K *

Lead enterprise-scale operations for cloud services, ensuring performance and customer satisfaction. Drive a multidisciplinary team, manage service transitions, and leverage data-driven metrics to enh...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$95K - $159K *

Elevate your career by ensuring software quality and compliance in innovative cloud and AI/ML systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance product development and uphold stringent saf...

RemoteRemote

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$120K - $145K *

Drive impactful change by optimizing product operations through collaborative process design, ensuring alignment and efficiency while fostering innovation and simplification across complex product tea...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Food & Beverages

$178K - $366K *

Shape the future of privacy compliance by providing strategic counsel to cross-functional teams, ensuring products meet EU regulations while balancing business goals. Drive scalable processes and lead...

United StatesRemote

6 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$110K - $130K *

Join a team that's building innovative cloud-native applications, developing scalable backend services and modern web solutions using Golang and React. Collaborate on complex engineering challenges to...

CanadaRemote

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Explore a dynamic role developing cloud-native applications using Golang and React. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create scalable backend services and modern web applications, tackling co...

Toronto, ONRemote

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Engineer innovative cloud-native applications that enhance conversational AI and enterprise solutions. Develop scalable backend services and modern web applications using Golang and React, while tackl...

Calgary, ABRemote

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$119K - $179K *

Support the integration and harmonization of clinical data by designing FHIR-compliant models and pipelines, ensuring data accuracy and usability for patient care and research initiatives across the o...

United StatesRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$135K - $160K *

Champion the delivery of large-scale technical programs by leading cross-functional teams, enhancing communication and operational efficiency, and driving strategic decisions to empower users and tack...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$101K - $188K *

Elevate your career by enhancing platform reliability and automation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve operational challenges, improve observability, and ensure dependable systems in a...

Connecticut, USRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a Director of Site Reliability Engineering do?question toggle

    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?question toggle

    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?question toggle

    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?question toggle

    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?question toggle

    Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more. Review each listing for its specific compensation range, responsibilities, and work arrangement.