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Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director, SRE to join our dynamic team. As a Director, SRE, you will play a crucial role in leading our efforts to enhance the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems through innovative development practices. Your primary focus will be on driving the development work within the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team, with a specific emphasis on reducing toil and automating repetitive tasks for the SRE ops organization.
Primary Responsibilities
- Leadership and Team Management:
- Lead and manage a team of software engineers and SREs.
- Provide mentorship, guidance, and support for the team.
- Ensure successful project delivery through effective leadership.
- Collaboration and Strategy:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop strategies for reducing toil and improving system reliability.
- Drive the design and implementation of tools and automation solutions.
- Define and implement best practices for software development within the SRE team.
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement:
- Champion a culture of innovation within the SRE organization.
- Encourage experimentation and adoption of new technologies and practices.
- Establish metrics and KPIs to measure effectiveness and drive improvements.
- Subject Matter Expertise:
- Act as a subject matter expert on SRE development practices.
- Provide guidance and thought leadership to the broader organization.
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Technical Skills:
- 15+ years of industry experience.
- Proven experience in software engineering, emphasizing reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, or similar, and familiarity with software development frameworks and tools.
- Deep understanding of site reliability engineering principles, including SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and incident management.
- Hands-on experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and container orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).
- Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible, and configuration management systems.
- Leadership and communication:
- Strong leadership and management skills, demonstrated through experience in building and leading high-performing teams.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically about complex technical challenges.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Transparency is crucial in fostering trust and alignment within the team and across the organization. It ensures that everyone is informed and understands the reasoning behind decisions, fostering a culture of openness and accountability.
- Managing a team effectively to deliver SRE development goals involves setting clear objectives, providing guidance and support, and fostering a collaborative and results-oriented environment. It requires strong leadership, communication, and transparency to ensure that the team is motivated, engaged, and focused on achieving success.
- Continuous Learning and Adaptability:
- Ability to stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies related to site reliability engineering and development operations.
- Commitment to continuous learning and improvement, with a willingness to adapt to changing technologies and practices.
Environment
- Abundance of Freedom: Experience a workplace that encourages autonomy, fostering an environment where your ideas can flourish.
- Continuous Learning: Enjoy ample opportunities for professional growth, supported by a team of great mentors with solid backgrounds across various domains.
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The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.
The annual U.S. base pay range for this position is: $205,962.00 - $308,944.00
F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.
You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Yello/Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.
