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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$160K - $180K *

Join a team that's redefining support engineering by leading a dynamic group of Technical Support Engineers. Drive AI integration, enhance customer experiences, and manage critical escalations while f...

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$112K - $135K *

Drive the optimization of IT products and services by developing automated solutions, enhancing system reliability, and fostering cross-functional collaboration to ensure operational excellence and ef...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Food & Beverages

$160K - $200K *

Accelerate the growth of our AWS infrastructure while enhancing service management across hybrid cloud environments. This senior role encompasses strategic planning, engineering collaboration, and inn...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$108K - $130K *

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...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$92K - $138K *

Unlock potential by ensuring the reliability and performance of large-scale systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, troubleshoot, and optimize infrastructure solutions while automa...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$84K - $138K *

Drive the reliability and performance of large-scale systems, ensuring optimal availability and efficiency. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, troubleshoot, and automate solutions whil...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$92K - $138K *

Join a team that's driving cloud infrastructure and system reliability for large-scale applications. You'll design, build, and maintain high-performance systems while ensuring observability and automa...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$92K - $138K *

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...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$109K - $116K *

Lead critical engineering initiatives to ensure seamless data center operations 24/7. Collaborate with a dynamic team to execute maintenance, repairs, and monitoring while enhancing your technical ski...

4 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$200K - $250K *

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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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$230K - $310K *

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...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$120K - $145K *

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...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$150K - $180K *

Unlock potential by leading a high-impact engineering team focused on observability. Drive technical roadmaps, enhance platform reliability, and ensure operational excellence while collaborating with...

Seattle, WARemote

6 days ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$160K - $190K *

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...

6 days ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$115K - $150K *

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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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$239K - $359K *

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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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$239K - $359K *

Join a team that's driving engineering excellence through strategic leadership and operational innovation. This role enhances delivery velocity and quality across multiple functions, ensuring alignmen...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$220K - $400K *

Lead a team of engineers to enhance our Events Analytics Platform, tackling complex distributed systems challenges while ensuring reliability and performance. Drive architectural improvements and supp...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $145K *

Empower our cloud platform's production health by leading incident response, enhancing monitoring with AI, and executing seamless upgrades. Collaborate across teams to ensure operational excellence an...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$159K - $230K *

Optimize safety evaluations and automation for generative AI models, driving technical roadmaps and mentoring teams to enhance user trust and product integrity across Google’s platforms...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$145K - $175K *

Manage and enhance the reliability of production systems at scale, collaborating with engineering teams to improve performance, incident response, and system resilience, while driving observability an...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$112K - $169K *

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...

Raleigh, NCRemote

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$107K - $222K *

Unlock potential by enhancing digital infrastructure reliability and resilience. Automate processes, manage incidents, and leverage programming expertise to drive operational efficiency and system per...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$107K - $222K *

Shape the future of digital infrastructure by enhancing system reliability and automating processes. Collaborate on incident management and drive continuous improvement to ensure high-performing syste...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$155K - $206K *

Transform recruiting operations by leading technology and systems strategy, enhancing efficiency and user experience for a large team. Drive innovation through AI and data-driven insights while foster...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

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.