SRE lead

Role overview

The SRE lead will oversee the reliability, performance, and operational excellence of cloud and on-premise infrastructure, applications, and services. This role combines deep technical expertise with leadership responsibilityensuring stability, security, and scalability across environments. The SRE lead will manage a team of engineers providing support and lead initiatives around automation, patching, monitoring, and FinOps optimization to ensure high availability and efficiency.

Key responsibilities

1. Infrastructure and VM management

• Oversee VM provisioning, patching, scaling, and performance management.
• Automate patching and log maintenance processes to minimize downtime.
• Ensure monthly updates, backups, and system health checks.
• Coordinate with business teams to schedule patching for minimal impact.

2. Application and CI/CD service reliability

• Manage patching and updates for app services and associated components.
• Administer Jenkins pipelines, job management, and agent scaling.
• Implement secure access controls and perform regular reviews.
• Maintain Azure DevOps and pipeline governance for CI/CD stability.

3. Security and compliance

• Support CSPM and vulnerability management, prioritizing high-severity remediation.
• Respond to SOC/SIEM alerts, conducting incident triage and resolution.
• Manage PAM integrations, access controls, and compliance tracking.
• Maintain DNS and certificate lifecycle management, including renewals and secure updates.

4. Monitoring and observability

• Establish unified monitoring for infrastructure, applications, and performance metrics.
• Create dashboards and alerting systems to proactively detect anomalies.
• Provide incident response coverage and periodic service health reports.
• Conduct post-mortem analyses and implement corrective actions.

5. Cloud and FinOps operations

• Optimize cloud resource usage and cost through detailed FinOps reporting.
• Identify savings opportunities via rightsizing and unused resource cleanup.
• Generate monthly cost reports by application, service, and environment.
• Collaborate with business and finance teams for budget forecasting and cost governance.

6. Performance and scalability

• Continuously monitor infrastructure utilization and adjust resources dynamically.
• Analyze performance data to drive improvements in reliability and efficiency.
• Manage scaling of services and compute resources based on consumption trends.

7. Change and release management

• Facilitate CAB meetings and manage end-to-end change lifecycle.
• Review and prioritize change requests based on risk and business impact.
• Supervise production deployments and implement rollback strategies.
• Conduct post-implementation evaluations and report on success metrics.

8. Support and maintenance

• Lead the SRE team in providing L3 support for incidents and operational issues.

• Maintain documentation, knowledge bases, and troubleshooting guides.
• Implement preventive maintenance measures to enhance system stability.

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of IT operations experience, with at least 3 years in an SRE or DevOps leadership role.
• Expertise in cloud environments (Azure preferred), including infrastructure automation, monitoring, and FinOps.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Strong knowledge of scripting (PowerShell, Python, or Bash).
• Deep understanding of networking, security, and system administration principles.

Preferred

• Experience with CSPM tools and vulnerability management platforms.
• Familiarity with SOC/SIEM tools (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• ITIL, Azure Administrator, or DevOps Engineer certification.

Key competencies

• Reliability mindset:

  designs systems for fault tolerance and operational excellence.

• Automation-first approach:

  reduces manual effort through tooling and scripts.

• Leadership:

  mentors engineers and coordinates cross-functional initiatives.

• Analytical rigor:

  uses data-driven insights for optimization and cost control.

• Collaboration:

  works closely with security, development, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless delivery.