Key Responsibilities• Team Leadership and Development:o Lead, mentor, and grow a team of SREs, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and operational excellence.o Define team goals, metrics, and performance objectives aligned with organizational priorities.• Operational Reliability:o Ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of Azure-hosted services through proactive monitoring and alerting.o Develop and enforce best practices for incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortem reporting.o Establish SLAs, SLOs, and error budgets in collaboration with product and engineering teams.• Automation and Tooling:o Drive the adoption of automation tools to reduce manual operational tasks and improve system reliability.o Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles using tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep for Azure resources.• Performance and Scalability:o Optimize system performance, capacity planning, and scalability to support growth and evolving business needs.o Leverage Azure services such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics to gain insights into system health.• Collaboration and Stakeholder Management:o Partner with development, product, and infrastructure teams to align on technical strategies and priorities.o Communicate operational health, risks, and opportunities to executive stakeholders.• Risk and Security Management:o Ensure compliance with security best practices, standards, and policies within Azure environments.o Identify and mitigate risks related to cloud infrastructure and applications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 11-14 Y of experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 8+ years of experience in cloud-based infrastructure and operations, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure services, including compute, storage, networking, security, and monitoring tools.• Proven experience in managing and scaling infrastructure using SRE principles.• Proficiency in automation and scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell) and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, ARM templates).• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.• Strong understanding of incident management, change management, and ITIL practices.