Associate Director- AWS SRE

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Manager of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to lead our AWS-focused SRE initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the reliability, scalability, and performance of critical applications and infrastructure hosted on AWS. You will lead a team of experienced SREs, drive strategic operational improvements, and ensure the seamless functioning of our cloud ecosystem to meet business and customer needs

• Leadership and Team Management:
• Lead and mentor a team of SRE professionals, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
• Develop and implement career development plans, provide coaching, and facilitate knowledge-sharing within the team.
• Operational Excellence:
• Drive the adoption of SRE principles, including SLAs, SLOs, and error budgets, to enhance system reliability and performance.
• Oversee incident management processes, ensuring timely resolution and comprehensive root cause analysis.
• Establish and monitor operational KPIs to measure and improve system availability and performance.
• Automation and Tooling:
• Champion the use of automation to reduce manual processes, improve efficiency, and enhance system reliability.
• Implement and optimize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
• AWS Infrastructure Management:
• Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure AWS-based infrastructure to support current and future workloads.
• Leverage AWS services such as EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, and others to enhance operational capabilities.
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:
• Partner with engineering, product, and DevOps teams to align SRE initiatives with business objectives.
• Act as a key liaison between the SRE team and executive stakeholders, communicating updates on reliability and risks.
• Risk and Security Management:
• Ensure compliance with security standards and best practices within AWS environments.
• Identify risks related to cloud infrastructure and implement strategies for mitigation.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in cloud-based infrastructure and operations, with at least 4 years in a leadership role.
• Deep expertise in AWS services, architecture, and tools, including hands-on experience with core AWS services (e.g., EC2, ECS, Lambda, S3, VPC, IAM).
• Proficiency in automation scripting (e.g., Python, Bash) and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and observability tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
• Proven experience managing large-scale production environments, incident response, and operational scaling.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS certifications, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional) or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.
• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and containerization technologies like Docker.
• Familiarity with FinOps principles for cost optimization in AWS environments.
• Strong analytical skills and a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management abilities.