ZR_2909_JOB

Zohorecruit; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit in Jacksonville, FL is seeking an SRE Senior Leader to drive uptime, performance, and scalability across production systems. You will lead a team, define SLIs/SLOs, and champion IaC through Terraform and Kubernetes to reduce toil and improve observability.

You will mentor engineers, shape reliability strategy, manage incidents end-to-end, and optimize cloud costs while communicating effectively with stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in SRE, DevOps, or Software Engineering.
• Experience leading technical teams and managing complex projects.
• Experience managing 24/7 high-availability production environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of SREs, manage sprint planning, and foster career growth.
• Own the uptime, performance, and capacity planning of production systems.
• Reduce toil by building automation and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Kubernetes).
• Drive root cause analysis (RCA), lead incident responses, and implement post-mortem action items.
• Define SLIs and SLOs to balance velocity and reliability.

Skills

Python

Go

CI/CD

Linux

Networking

Cloud platforms

Observability

Leadership

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Jacksonville, United States | Posted on 05/07/2026

We are seeking an SRE Senior Leader to drive system uptime, performance, and scalability by blending software engineering with operational expertise. They lead teams to define SLIs/SLOs, automate infrastructure (IaC), manage incidents, and conduct post-mortems. Key roles include mentoring engineers, setting reliability strategies, and optimizing cloud costs.

Core Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Mentoring: Lead a team of SREs, manage sprint planning, and foster career growth.
• System Reliability & Strategy: Own the uptime, performance, and capacity planning of production systems.
• Automation & Tools: Reduce manual work (toil) by building automation, managing infrastructure as code (Terraform, Kubernetes), and enhancing observability.
• Incident Management: Drive root cause analysis (RCA), lead incident responses, and implement post-mortem action items.
• SLI/SLO Management: Define Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) to balance velocity and reliability.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Technical Expertise: Proficiency in coding/scripting (e.g., Python, Go) and familiarity with CI/CD tools.
• Infrastructure Skills: Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), Linux, networking, and containerization (Kubernetes).
• Leadership Experience: Proven experience leading technical teams and managing complex projects.
• Communication: Ability to communicate technical SRE initiatives to stakeholders across the organization.

Preferred Experience:

• 5+ years in SRE, DevOps, or Software Engineering.
• Experience in managing 24/7 high-availability production environments.