Senior Engineering Manager, Site Reliability

About the job For our client, we are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager Site Reliability to join the team of a leader in the Telecommunications & Hardware space. This role will lead technical work focused on cloud-enabled scalability, reliability, and delivery excellence. You will work across engineering, product, operations, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into practical technology solutions. The position offers the opportunity to influence architecture, execution quality, and the technology capabilities that enable long-term growth within a Telecommunications & Hardware environment. Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available Compensation: $260,000 – $280,000 annually Responsibilities Establish and build a site reliability engineering team from scratch Define and professionalize incident management processes across engineering teams Promote incident professionalism and a reliability culture through training Drive engineering excellence with design and code reviews and retrospectives Manage a balance between incident response and a reliability engineering roadmap Recruit, mentor, and develop site reliability engineers Collaborate with other leaders to foster ownership and define SLOs Qualifications 5-7 years of experience in leading SRE or Infrastructure teams Hands-on experience as a Site Reliability Engineer with familiarity in operational processes Expertise in observability tools and metrics such as APM and service-specific metrics Experience in incident management tooling and vendor decision making Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider, preferably AWS Benefits Inclusive and diverse team culture Opportunities for career development and advancement Collaborative and innovative work environment Supports hybrid and remote work models Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance for employees and families Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs. Desired Skills and Experience Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Incident Management Tools (PagerDuty, FireHydrant), Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), Application Performance Management (APM) tools, Runbook Development Tools, Metrics and Monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana), Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) - likely needed for deploying and managing infrastructure efficiently in cloud environments; DevOps tools and practices - considering the emphasis on engineering culture and excellence; Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello) - important for managing the development and operational backlog in a team setup.