Senior Director, Site Reliability Engineering

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Overview

As a Senior Director of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) at Oracle, you will be entrusted with overseeing the performance, availability, and scalability of Oracle's critical services. Your leadership will guide engineering teams in implementing best practices across operations and development, ensuring that our infrastructure remains robust and reliable. You will be responsible for establishing and driving processes that not only increase system resilience but also enhance operational efficiency. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will advocate for the SRE culture throughout the organization while managing key strategic initiatives to innovate and elevate the quality and security of our services.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of SREs, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Develop and implement SRE standards, guidelines, and best practices for Oracle services.
• Oversee incident management and escalation processes to drive timely resolution of infrastructure-related issues.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to design and deploy resilient infrastructure and applications.
• Establish metrics and monitor systems to evaluate the performance and reliability of services.
• Drive automation initiatives to streamline operations and reduce manual efforts.
• Manage capacity planning and performance analysis to ensure optimal resource utilization.
• Engage with stakeholders to align objectives and reporting of service-level agreements (SLAs).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in software engineering and/or site reliability engineering.
• Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams, ideally in a cloud or enterprise services environment.
• Strong expertise in distributed systems, cloud architecture, and high-availability infrastructure.
• Experience in incident management processes and tools, with a focus on reducing downtime and improving customer experience.
• Proficiency in programming and scripting languages such as Python, Go, or Java.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).

Technologies & Tools

The Senior Director of Site Reliability Engineering will utilize a variety of technologies and tools, including cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud), container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet), as well as continuous integration and deployment systems (Jenkins, GitLab CI). Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation) will also be expected to ensure the scalability and automation of environments.

Ideal Candidates

The ideal candidate for this position will possess a strategic mindset combined with strong technical acumen and exceptional interpersonal skills. They should demonstrate a proactive approach to leadership, effectively inspiring their team while promoting accountability and collaboration. An ideal fit will also encompass a passion for innovation and a commitment to excellence, ensuring that Oracle’s systems are not only reliable but also efficient and forward-thinking in alignment with the company's objectives.