Lead Site Reliability Engineer
Core
Lead the site reliability engineering strategy, architecture, and operations for developer tooling infrastructure including GitLab, CI/CD runners, Jira, Confluence, PostgreSQL, and related platforms.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Site Reliability Engineer (Developer Tooling & Infrastructure) (via careerplan.io/jobs/Boeing-Lead-Site-Reliability-Engineer-lead-site-reliability-engineer-at-boeing)
Builds
Scalable, secure, and reliable computing infrastructure for data-driven solutions and classified engineering environments.
Domain
Defense/Aerospace, Cloud Infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Security clearance management, technical leadership, root cause analysis, infrastructure as code, observability design, disaster recovery planning, cybersecurity hardening, stakeholder influence, architecture documentation
Preferred skills
PostgreSQL architecture, GitLab CI/CD administration, Atlassian tools expertise, container orchestration, compliance-driven operations
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GitLab, Jira, Confluence, PostgreSQL, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Artifactory, SonarQube
Responsibilities
Define and lead SRE strategy for developer tooling; establish reliability architecture, SLIs/SLOs, and observability patterns; act as senior technical authority for security and performance decisions; lead architecture reviews and major upgrades; drive automation and IaC practices; mentor SREs; partner with cybersecurity and program leadership; identify and remediate platform risks; define reliability metrics; create architecture documentation and executive briefings.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities