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Patterson-UTI

Site Reliability Engineer Lead

Houston, TX

$54.50 - $72.25/hr

We are seeking an Site Reliability Engineer Lead to own and evolve the reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of cloud-native data platforms running primarily on Google Cloud Platform ...

Patterson-UTI

Site Reliability Engineer Lead

Houston, TX · On-site

$54.50 - $72.25/hr

We are seeking an Site Reliability Engineer Lead to own and evolve the reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of cloud-native data platforms running primarily on Google Cloud Platform ...

Mastercard, Inc.

Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2

O Fallon, MO · On-site

$53.25 - $70.75/hr

Title and Summary Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2 Overview: Who is Mastercard?At Mastercard technology, we work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere ...

Mastercard

Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2

O Fallon, MO

$53.25 - $70.75/hr

Title and Summary Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2 Overview: Who is Mastercard?At Mastercard technology, we work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere ...

MasterCard

Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2

O Fallon, MO · On-site

$53.25 - $70.75/hr

Title and Summary Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2 Overview: Who is Mastercard?At Mastercard technology, we work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere ...

Mastercard

Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2

O Fallon, MO · On-site

$53.25 - $70.75/hr

Title and Summary Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2Overview: Who is Mastercard?At Mastercard technology, we work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere ...

Mastercard

Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2

O Fallon, MO · On-site

$53.25 - $70.75/hr

Title and Summary Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2 Overview: Who is Mastercard?At Mastercard technology, we work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere ...

Mastercard

Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2

O Fallon, MO

$53.25 - $70.75/hr

Title and Summary Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2 Overview: Who is Mastercard?At Mastercard technology, we work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere ...

Mastercard

Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2

O Fallon, MO · On-site

$53.25 - $70.75/hr

Title and Summary Lead Site Reliability Engineer-2 Overview: Who is Mastercard?At Mastercard technology, we work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere ...

Mastercard

Lead Site Reliability Engineer

O Fallon, MO

$53.25 - $70.75/hr

Title and Summary Lead Site Reliability Engineer Overview The Mastercard Business Operations (BizOps) organization is seeking a Lead BizOps Engineer to serve as a technical authority and operational ...

Mastercard

Lead Site Reliability Engineer

O Fallon, MO

$53.25 - $70.75/hr

Title and Summary Lead Site Reliability Engineer Overview The Mastercard Business Operations (BizOps) organization is seeking a Lead BizOps Engineer to serve as a technical authority and operational ...

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As of Jun 9, 2026, the average hourly pay for lead site reliability engineer 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.

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To thrive as a Lead Site Reliability Engineer, you need deep expertise in systems administration, cloud infrastructure, automation, and strong problem-solving skills, often backed by a degree in computer science or related experience. Familiarity with tools like Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring platforms, along with relevant certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, is highly valued. Exceptional leadership, communication, and incident management abilities set top performers apart in this role. These skills are crucial for ensuring system reliability, quickly resolving incidents, and leading teams to maintain high service availability.

How does a Lead Site Reliability Engineer typically collaborate with development and operations teams?

A Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) acts as a bridge between development and operations, facilitating communication to ensure system reliability and efficient deployments. They often participate in architectural reviews, guide incident response, and help implement automation tools that streamline workflows. Collaboration may include regular meetings with developers to discuss new features, working with operations to refine monitoring and alerting, and leading post-incident reviews to prevent future issues. This cross-functional approach is key to maintaining high system uptime and fostering a culture of shared responsibility for service health.

What is a Lead Site Reliability Engineer?

A Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) is a senior technical professional responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of large-scale systems and services. They lead a team of SREs, set best practices, and work closely with development and operations teams to automate processes, monitor system health, and respond to incidents. Their role often includes designing system architecture, improving deployment pipelines, and mentoring junior engineers. Ultimately, they help organizations deliver robust and resilient digital services.
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Site Reliability Engineer Lead

Site Reliability Engineer Lead

Patterson-UTI

Houston, TX

$54.50 - $72.25/hr

Other

Posted 24 days ago

Patterson-UTI rating

4.4

Company rating: 4.4 out of 10

Based on 22 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

71st of 74 rated oil and gas companies

Job description

Brief Description:

We are seeking an Site Reliability Engineer Lead to own and evolve the reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of cloud-native data platforms running primarily on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role supports data systems that ingest, process, and serve large volumes of operational data from oilfield and energy environments. The ideal candidate is a cloud-first SRE with deep GCP experience, strong Python engineering skills, and a track record of leading reliability initiatives for data-intensive systems.

Detailed Description:

  • Lead SRE practices for GCP-based data platforms

  • Design and own SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, and reliability metrics

  • Build and maintain cloud-native observability (monitoring, logging, alerting)

  • Lead incident response for production cloud systems and drive postmortems

  • Partner with data engineering and platform teams to design reliable architectures

  • Automate operational workflows using Python

  • Drive improvements in CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and deployment safety

  • Mentor engineers and set SRE best practices across the team

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • 7+ years in SRE, Cloud Platform Engineering, or DevOps

  • Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform, including:

  • GCP: GKE, Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub (or equivalents)

  • Cloud Monitoring & Logging

  • BigQuery

  • Dataflow

  • Datastream

  • IAM and networking

  • Composer/AIrflow

  • Kubernetes: deployment, scaling, reliability patterns

  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar

  • Observability: GCP Cloud Monitoring, Logging

  • Experience supporting cloud-native data systems (batch and streaming)

  • Production experience with Python for automation, tooling, or services

  • Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform strongly preferred)

  • Experience operating systems in 24/7 production environments

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

  • 5+ years experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Platform Engineering, or DevOps

  • 3+ years operating production workloads on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

  • Prior technical leadership experience (lead engineer, tech lead, or ownership of reliability initiatives)

  • Ability to understand and speak English at a level of proficiency allowing employee to issue, receive and respond to both safety and operations-related directions in English

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Oil and Gas Industry knowledge

  • Technology/Digital Industry knowledge

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