Senior Site Reliability Lead - Cloud & Automation

NetApp; Morrisville (NC); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement or Pension Plans

Paid Time Off

various Leave options

Performance-Based Incentives

employee stock purchase plan

restricted stocks (RSU’s)

Job summary

NetApp is seeking a Software Engineer to lead a dynamic team focused on reliability, performance, and efficiency of critical systems. You will bridge software development with operations to architect scalable solutions and drive proactive monitoring and incident management.

The role requires a deep background in Backend/SRE/DevOps, mentoring dispersed teams, and delivering high-availability architectures across AWS/GCP/Azure. Hybrid in-office expectations apply.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in Software Development, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or similar roles with at least 5 years in lead/architect position.
• Experience mentoring geographically dispersed teams.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to design and implement scalable solutions.
• Develop and maintain a reliable monitoring and alerting system to detect and mitigate issues proactively.
• Handle incidents to reduce TTM and TTR consistently.
• Participate and lead post-mortem analyses to prevent future outages.
• Manage priorities, projects, and the overall workflow of the SRE team.
• Ensure compliance with security best practices and company policies.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to improve system reliability and performance continuously.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent communication and team-building skills.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Jenkins

Ansible

Terraform

Distributed systems

Observability

SLOs/SLIs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science/Engineering or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Terraform

Docker

Job description

NetApp is seeking a Software Engineer to lead a dynamic team focused on reliability, performance, and efficiency of critical systems. You will bridge software development with operations to architect scalable solutions and drive proactive monitoring and incident management.

The role requires a deep background in Backend/SRE/DevOps, mentoring dispersed teams, and delivering high-availability architectures across AWS/GCP/Azure. Hybrid in-office expectations apply.