Director of SRE

Overview

Job Description

Responsibilities

• - Manage and improve existing infrastructure
• - Build the next generation of Remote platform: using tools like Kubernetes, Terraform and Docker
• - Streamline and automate deployment processes
• - Work closely with the Security team to keep on top of potential threats/patches
• - Support our engineers and product teams to improve overall scalability, stability and reliability
• - Manage the SRE Team workplan, tasks and roadmap
• - Participate in hiring, performance assessment and overall career lifecycle of all reports
• - Own SRE department roadmap and implementation
• - Own SRE team budget and allocation

Required Skills

• - Solid knowledge of engineering and development principles and best practices
• - Solid knowledge of the tools and frameworks used at Remote
• - Solid communication skills
• - Solid organisation skills
• - Solid understanding of prioritization and optimization processes
• - Mentors others to inspire and instill confidence
• - Works with Engineering managers to manage people allocation
• - Works with the wider Engineering Department to ensure roadmap execution
• - Understands and deploys growth initiatives
• - Solid comprehension of department dynamics and team building
• - Understand allocation dynamics of big groups of people and clearly articulates this
• - Can manage a group of Engineers
• - Solid experience hiring people
• - Solid experience managing department budget
• - Works across multiple departments of the business to ensure mission success
• - Understands the leadership responsibilities and prioritises execution of company-wide strategy
• - Proactively addresses issues across multiple departments by working with stakeholders
• - Proactively participates in leadership debates and offers solutions to adjacent areas of expertise
• - Works with all stakeholders to achieve global maxima for results

Benefits

• - Work from anywhere
• - Flexible paid time off
• - Flexible working hours (we are async)
• - 16 weeks paid parental leave
• - Mental health support services
• - Stock options
• - Learning budget
• - Home office budget & IT equipment
• - Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces