Sr. Manager - SRE
Core
Lead the Site Reliability Engineering organization to ensure stability, scalability, and reliability of Backblaze production systems through strategy, team leadership, and operational excellence.
Role type
Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering
Builds
Cloud storage infrastructure, storage vaults, core servers, and supporting infrastructure
Domain
Cloud storage, distributed systems, infrastructure operations
Required skills
Engineering leadership, team hiring and mentoring, reliability strategy, Linux fleet management, automation, observability, storage systems, incident management, security operations, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Hyperscale infrastructure experience, SaaS/cloud infrastructure, object storage platforms, ITIL practices, SLO/SLA management, major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Technologies
VictoriaMetrics, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch, IPVS, Linux, Kubernetes (implied by cloud infra), AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure
Responsibilities
Hire, lead, and mentor high-performing SRE teams; establish team goals and reliability priorities; collaborate on strategic priorities and execution plans; develop automation for infrastructure deployment; manage vulnerability management and patching; drive complex reliability initiatives; improve observability and monitoring; lead SLA and reliability analysis; participate in on-call rotations and incident response; apply ITIL processes; partner with cross-functional teams on resilient system design; engage with customers on reliability needs; lead cross-functional initiatives to identify operational gaps; document systems and promote reliability culture
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with significant management responsibilities
