Manager, Solution Engineering(Site Reliability Engineering)

Western Union; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

EPF & Gratuity

Paid Leave

Job summary

Western Union is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead Site Reliability Engineering and Platform Engineering across globally distributed, highly regulated financial services platforms. You will shape reliability strategy, modernize operations, and drive AI-assisted automation while maintaining strict compliance and high availability.

The role emphasizes leadership of SRE/Platform teams, defining SLIs/SLOs, capacity planning, and proactive monitoring, with a minimum three-days-in-office

Qualifications

• 12+ years in Software Eng/Platform Eng/DevOps/SRE.
• 5+ years managing SRE/Platform/Production Support teams.
• Experience leading 8-15+ engineers across multiple streams.
• Experience with enterprise applications in Agile environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor SRE, Platform Engineering, and Production Support teams.
• Define and improve SLIs/SLOs and error budgets.
• Own L2/L3 production support operating model and incident management.
• Drive automation, self-healing, and AI-assisted operations.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Security, and Compliance teams.

Skills

Leadership

SRE

Incident management

Automation

Observability

AI-assisted operations

Stakeholder management

Python scripting

Shell scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/IT

Tools

AWS (EKS/ECS)

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

GitHub Copilot / AI tools

Job description

Role Responsibilities At Western Union, reliability is a product feature. Our customers depend on our platforms to move money securely and seamlessly across the globe, and every second of availability matters. We're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Site Reliability Engineering organization and help shape the future of reliability, resilience, and operational excellence across our most critical platforms that support millions of transactions every day. This is not a traditional production support role. You will lead teams that apply software engineering principles to operations, building automated, self‑healing, highly observable systems feature that scale globally and operate with exceptional reliability and accelerate innovation through automation and AI‑driven operational practices. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence enterprise‑wide reliability strategy, modernize operational capabilities, and build a high‑performing engineering culture across globally distributed teams supporting highly regulated financial services and compliance platforms. You will also –

• Lead and mentor Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, and Production Support teams.
• Establish reliability, scalability, and operational excellence standards across critical platforms.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, innovation, and engineering excellence.
• Drive adoption of modern SRE practices, automation frameworks, and AI‑assisted operations.

Reliability & Platform Engineering

• Define, measure, and improve Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and Error Budgets.
• Improve system reliability, availability, resilience, scalability, and performance.
• Lead capacity planning, disaster recovery, and business continuity initiatives.
• Design and implement proactive monitoring, observability, and anomaly detection capabilities.

Production Operations & Service Management

• Own and evolve the L2/L3 production support operating model.
• Lead and Support Incident, Problem, Change, and Release Management processes.
• Drive rapid incident response, service restoration, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with established SLAs, SLOs, operational controls, and audit requirements.

Automation & Operational Excellence

• Reduce operational toil through automation and self‑healing capabilities.
• Identify and eliminate manual processes through engineering improvements and workflow optimization.
• Implement AI‑powered operational insights and incident investigation capabilities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on stability, efficiency, and cost optimization.

Stakeholder & Business Partnership

• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, Compliance, and Business Operations teams.
• Communicate service health, operational risks, and reliability metrics to senior leadership.
• Manage relationships with managed service providers and strategic technology partners.
• Support highly regulated financial services, payments, risk, fraud, and compliance platforms.

Role Requirements

Leadership & Experience Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, IT, or similar preferred 12+ years in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE. 5+ years managing SRE, Platform, or Production Support teams. Experience leading 8-15+ engineers across multiple workstreams. Proven experience supporting enterprise applications in Agile environments. Experience leading global support teams supporting business‑critical applications. Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills. Site Reliability Engineering Deep expertise in modern SRE practices, including SLOs, SLIs, Error Budgets, capacity planning, resiliency, and reliability engineering. Demonstrated success by reducing operational toil through automation and building systems that are reliable by design. Experience leading incident management, blameless postmortems, and continuous reliability improvement programs. AWS Cloud , Platform & DevOps Strong hands‑on experience designing and operating cloud‑native platforms on AWS, including EKS/ECS, EC2, IAM, API Gateway, S3, and related services. Expertise in Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD, DevSecOps, and platform engineering. Passion for building self‑service platforms and enabling teams to move faster with confidence. Experience leveraging AI‑assisted engineering and operations tools such as GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q, or equivalent AI tools to improve developer productivity and service reliability. Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Shell) and familiarity with automation tools (such as Ansible, Jenkins). Observability & Operational Excellence Experience implementing observability strategies using tools such as Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenSearch. Strong understanding of incident response, disaster recovery, production readiness, performance engineering, and operational risk management. Ability to establish meaningful reliability metrics and drive data‑informed operational decisions. Technical Foundation Linux Administration, API troubleshooting , Distributed Systems , Networking fundamentals , Performance Engineering Domain Expectations (Mandatory) Preferred Industry Background • Experience operating mission‑critical platforms in Financial Services, Payments, Banking, FinTech, Fraud, Risk, or AML environments. Familiarity with security, compliance, audit, and regulatory requirements associated with highly regulated, high‑availability systems. Nice‑to‑Have Skills Advanced Reliability Engineering Experience with Chaos Engineering, fault‑injection testing, resilience validation, and large‑scale performance benchmarking. Experience driving reliability transformation or SRE maturity initiatives across enterprise organizations.

Work Shift

Western Union values in‑person collaboration, problem solving, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this fosters common ways of working and supports how we execute initiatives for our customers. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week.

Benefits

Benefits You will also have access to short‑term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best‑in‑class development platforms, to name a few. Please see the benefits below specific to your country. If applicable, additional role‑specific benefits will be mentioned during your interview process or in an offer of employment. Your India specific benefits include: Employees Provident Fund [EPF] Gratuity Payment Public holidays Annual Leave, Sick leave, Compensatory leave, and Maternity / Paternity leave Annual Health Checkup Hospitalization Insurance Coverage (Mediclaim) Group Life Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance Coverage, Business Travel Insurance Cab Facility Relocation Benefit.

Inclusiveness Statement

We are passionate about honouring our employee's identity and fostering a feeling of belonging. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws.

Estimated Job Posting End Date

08-21-2026

Final Note

At Western Union, we’re more than a trusted name in global payments. We’re moving beyond remittances, beyond cash, and beyond the expectations of our customers. Our talented teams enable us to transform into a digital‑first company, built on the strength of our retail foundation and powered by next‑generation payments. All this with the goal of helping people prosper. Our customers inspire us to push boundaries and create services that make life easier and communities stronger. Wherever you are in the world, we’re committed to shaping the next generation of financial experiences. Join us as we go beyond and be part of a team that’s redefining what’s possible.