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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Unlock the potential of our cloud infrastructure as a Site Reliability Engineer. Drive automation, enhance performance, and ensure security in a dynamic healthcare IT environment, empowering developer...
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Help us enhance system reliability and cloud infrastructure for a leading advertising technology platform. Join a dynamic team focused on high scalability and performance, driving innovation in a fast...
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Develop and maintain robust, scalable systems ensuring performance, reliability, and security. Drive best practices in SRE, mentor engineers, and lead innovative cross-functional projects to enhance s...
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Transform our backend platform by enhancing operational reliability and system design. Drive automation, lead incident responses, and shape engineering partnerships to optimize performance for million...
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Innovate your career by enhancing system reliability and performance. As a key player, you'll implement SRE best practices, automate processes, and collaborate across teams to drive uptime and efficie...
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Senior Engineering Manager, Observability Engineering
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Senior Engineering Manager, Observability Engineering
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Drive the observability strategy by leading a high-performing engineering team, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction through innovative telemetry solutions and robust platform man...
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Senior Site Reliability Engineer
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Unlock potential by enhancing the reliability and scalability of our production platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate processes, resolve incidents, and leverage AI for operatio...
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Transform engineering execution by leading cross-functional teams to enhance delivery speed, quality, and reliability. Drive strategic alignment and operational excellence across technology investment...
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Elevate service reliability by developing and implementing code that enhances scalability. Collaborate with teams to maintain code quality, respond to incidents, and improve operational processes in a...
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Sr. Engineer, Site Reliability
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Unlock potential by enhancing digital infrastructure reliability and resilience. Automate processes, manage incidents, and leverage programming expertise to drive operational efficiency and system per...
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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.