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Vertafore

Director, Site Reliability Engineering

Denver, CO

$58.75 - $78/hr

The Director, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) will lead reliability, performance, and observability initiatives for a portfolio of Vertafore products. This role owns SLIs/SLOs, incident response ...

Vertafore

Director, Site Reliability Engineering

Denver, CO

$58.75 - $78/hr

The Director, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) will lead reliability, performance, and observability initiatives for a portfolio of Vertafore products. This role owns SLIs/SLOs, incident response ...

Vertafore

Director, Site Reliability Engineering

Denver, CO · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

The Director, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) will lead reliability, performance, and observability initiatives for a portfolio of Vertafore products. This role owns SLIs/SLOs, incident response ...

Vertafore

Director, Site Reliability Engineering

Denver, CO · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

The Director, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) will lead reliability, performance, and observability initiatives for a portfolio of Vertafore products. This role owns SLIs/SLOs, incident response ...

Vertafore

Director, Site Reliability Engineering

Denver, CO · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

The Director, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) will lead reliability, performance, and observability initiatives for a portfolio of Vertafore products. This role owns SLIs/SLOs, incident response ...

P2P

Director, Site Reliability Engineering

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$205 - $305/hr

SDF is looking for a Director of Site Reliability Engineering to lead a small, high-leverage SRE team and help shape how engineering teams own, operate, and improve production services. This is a ...

AI Chopping Block

$253 - $336/hr

ABOUT THE JOB: The Director of Site Reliability Engineering owns the reliability system for the software that runs Anduril's business and manufacturing operations. This role leads the SRE ...

Clover Health

Director, Site Reliability Engineering

$58.25 - $77.50/hr

We're looking for a Senior Manager of Site Reliability Engineering to join our team. You'll lead a team of ~10 SREs across North America, UK, HK, and New Zealand - owning both the day-to-day ...

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How much do director site reliability engineering jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 28, 2026, the average hourly pay for director site reliability engineering in the United States is $63.74, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $54.81 and $72.84 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a director site reliability engineering?

A Director of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) leads teams responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, and scalability of software systems. They define reliability best practices, drive automation, and collaborate with engineering and product teams to improve system resilience. This role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a focus on balancing innovation with operational stability.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a director site reliability engineering?

To thrive as a Director Site Reliability Engineering, you need extensive experience in software engineering, infrastructure management, incident response, and people leadership, often supported by a degree in computer science or a related field. Familiarity with cloud platforms (such as AWS, GCP, or Azure), automation tools (Terraform, Ansible), monitoring systems (Prometheus, Datadog), and relevant certifications like CKA or AWS Solutions Architect is valued. Outstanding communication, stakeholder management, and strategic vision are key soft skills that set leaders apart in this role. These abilities ensure the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of critical systems while effectively guiding and motivating technical teams.

What are the main challenges faced by a director site reliability engineering, and how can I prepare for them?

A Director of Site Reliability Engineering often encounters challenges such as balancing rapid feature delivery with system stability, managing complex incident responses, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Additionally, aligning reliability goals with business objectives and securing cross-functional buy-in can be demanding. To prepare, it is helpful to gain experience in high-scale system management, develop strong leadership and communication abilities, and cultivate a proactive approach to risk management and automation. Staying up to date with the latest SRE practices and building relationships with both engineering and business teams will also support your success in this pivotal role.

How much do Director Site Reliability Engineers get paid?

Director Site Reliability Engineers typically earn between $130,000 and $200,000 annually, depending on experience, location, and company size. They often oversee large teams, require advanced skills in cloud platforms and automation tools, and may receive bonuses or stock options as part of compensation.
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Infographic showing various Director Site Reliability Engineering job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 92% Full Time, and 8% Part Time. Highlights an 84% In-person, 8% Hybrid, and 8% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $132,583 per year, or $63.7 per hour.

Director, Site Reliability Engineering

Deerfield, IL • On-site

Walgreens
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing • 51 - 200 employees

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Company rating: 5.5 out of 10

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$165K - $282K/yr

Full-time

This job post has expired 2 days ago. Applications are no longer accepted.

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Job Summary:
The Director, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is a senior technical and people leader responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, scalability, and performance of critical enterprise platforms and services. This role leads the SRE organization, setting the strategy and operating model for reliability engineering practices across cloud and on-premise environments.
This leader partners closely with Engineering, Infrastructure, Architecture, Security, and Product teams to reduce operational risk, improve system resilience, and enable teams to deliver high-quality services at scale. The Director drives adoption of SRE principles including service level objectives (SLOs), error budgets, observability, automation, and incident management excellence, while building a strong culture of ownership, learning, and continuous improvement.
Outcomes directed have a moderate to significant impact on the organization's short- and long-term results, customer experience, and operational stability. Decisions have moderate to significant impact across technology platforms and services.
Job Responsibilities:
  • Leads and develops a team of Site Reliability Engineers, including managers and senior technical leaders, fostering a culture of accountability, learning, and operational excellence.
  • Defines and executes the enterprise SRE strategy, aligning reliability goals with business priorities and technology roadmaps.
  • Establishes clear ownership models, engagement patterns, and operating rhythms between SRE, Engineering, and Infrastructure teams.
  • Builds organizational capability through hiring, coaching, succession planning, and skills development.
  • Oversees the reliability, availability, and performance of mission critical platforms and services across cloud and hybrid environments.
  • Drives the definition, adoption, and monitoring of service level indicators (SLIs), service level objectives (SLOs), and error budgets.
  • Leads efforts to improve incident response, root cause analysis, and post incident learning to reduce repeat issues and operational toil.
  • Ensures effective on call models, escalation paths, and operational readiness practices are in place.
  • Champions automation to reduce manual work, improve recovery times, and increase system scalability and resilience.
  • Oversees observability capabilities, including monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting, and dashboards, to proactively detect and resolve issues.
  • Partners with Engineering and Architecture to influence system design for reliability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
  • Drives continuous improvement in deployment safety, capacity planning, and change management practices.
  • Collaborates with Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, and Vendor partners to balance innovation velocity with operational stability.
  • Provides executive level visibility into reliability posture, risks, trends, and improvement initiatives.
  • Influences standards, policies, and best practices related to reliability, availability, and operational excellence.

About Walgreens:
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
External Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field OR equivalent work experience.
  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure, SRE, or operations roles with increasing scope and complexity.
  • 5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading managers or senior technical leaders.
  • Demonstrated experience operating and scaling highly available, distributed systems in cloud or hybrid environments.
  • Strong background in incident management, reliability engineering practices, and production operations.
  • At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
  • At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadership.
  • Willing to travel up to/at least 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience implementing SRE practices at enterprise scale.
  • Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., Azure), containerization, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.
  • Experience with modern observability platforms and automation frameworks.
  • Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive cultural change toward reliability and operational ownership.
We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits

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