Remote SRE Project Manager: Agile, Observability & Cost

Onward Search

Columbus (OH)

Remote

USD 90,000 - 150,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Program

Commuter Benefit

eLearning and Ongoing Training

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Onward Search is seeking an SRE Project Manager for a temporary, remote-in-region assignment. The role drives delivery across infrastructure, reliability, incident management, observability, and cloud cost optimization.

You will coordinate across Development, Security, and Cloud Engineering and maintain Jira workflows. The ideal candidate has 4+ years in technical program management within software teams, strong Agile/Scrum knowledge, and experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and observability tools.

Qualifications

4+ years in technical program management, PM, or product ownership in software engineering teams.
Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum principles and Jira/Confluence best practices.
Experience with cloud-native tech and IaC tools (AWS, Kubernetes, ECS, Terraform).
Familiarity with observability, incident response, and cost optimization tools.

Responsibilities

Lead planning, backlog refinement, sprint execution, and post-mortem activities for SRE teams.
Coordinate work across Development, Security, and Cloud Engineering partners.
Maintain Jira workflows with defined, estimated, and linked tickets.
Track and communicate progress on reliability, performance, and cost initiatives.
Facilitate ceremonies and leadership reviews, driving process improvements.