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Vertafore

Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Denver, CO · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

We are seeking a Principal Site Reliability Engineer to define the strategic vision and own the enterprise-wide reliability, scalability, and performance of our critical production services. As a ...

Vertafore

Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Denver, CO · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

We are seeking a Principal Site Reliability Engineer to define the strategic vision and own the enterprise-wide reliability, scalability, and performance of our critical production services. As a ...

Vertafore

Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Denver, CO · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

We are seeking a Principal Site Reliability Engineer to define the strategic vision and own the enterprise-wide reliability, scalability, and performance of our critical production services. As a ...

Early Warning Services LLC

$42 - $55.75/hr

The Principal Site Reliability Engineer partners with development teams by designing availability and resiliency patterns in applications and infrastructure.**Essential Functions:*** Design and ...

Symmetrio

Principal Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

$180K - $200K/yr

Symmetrio is recruiting a Principal Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) for our customer, a rapidly growing healthcare technology organization focused on advanced healthcare technology solutions. This ...

Huntington

Digital - Principal SRE

Columbus, OH · On-site +1

$53.50 - $71.25/hr

Description The Digital - Principal SRE (AI Engineer) role is a position that blends expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and reliability engineering. This professional is ...

DraftKings

Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Boston, MA

$62 - $82.25/hr

The Crown Is Yours As a Principal Site Reliability Enginee r , you'll shape the long-term strategy ... Working across Platform Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering, you'll influence how we ...

Huntington

Digital - Principal SRE

Columbus, OH · On-site +1

$53.50 - $71.25/hr

Description The Digital - Principal SRE (AI Engineer) role is a position that blends expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and reliability engineering. This professional is ...

Huntington

Digital - Principal SRE

Columbus, OH · On-site +1

$55 - $73.25/hr

Description The Digital - Principal SRE (AI Engineer) role is a position that blends expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and reliability engineering. This professional is ...

Oracle

Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Nashville, TN · On-site

$55 - $73.25/hr

The Principal Site Reliability Engineer will work across Windows, Linux, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, hybrid cloud, and legacy environments while partnering with engineering, operations ...

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How much do principal sre jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for principal sre in the United States is $109,393.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $85,000.00 and $125,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Principal Sre vs Site Reliability Engineer?

AspectPrincipal SreSite Reliability Engineer
CredentialsTypically requires extensive experience, advanced certifications, and leadership skillsRequires strong technical skills, often with relevant certifications or degrees
Work EnvironmentStrategic, leadership-focused, often involved in architecture and long-term planningOperational, focused on system reliability, monitoring, and incident response
Industry UsageUsed in large tech companies, cloud providers, and organizations with complex infrastructureCommon across tech companies, startups, and enterprises maintaining scalable systems

The main difference between a Principal Sre and a Site Reliability Engineer lies in their scope and focus. The Principal Sre typically holds a leadership role with strategic responsibilities, while the Site Reliability Engineer concentrates on operational tasks to ensure system stability. Both roles require strong technical skills, but the Principal Sre often oversees teams and long-term planning.

How much do principal SREs typically get paid?

Principal SREs typically earn between $130,000 and $200,000 annually, depending on experience, location, and company size. They often have advanced skills in systems reliability, automation, and cloud platforms, which can influence compensation levels.

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Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Denver, CO • On-site

Vertafore
Software Development • 1 - 5K employees
Learn more about Vertaforeexternal

$58.75 - $78/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 15 days ago

Vertafore rating

8.9

Company rating: 8.9 out of 10

Based on 10 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

$160,000 - $180,000 / year + Bonus

The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations. 

Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that’s taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity – speed, performance, and trust - to drive growth at scale. 

With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era. 

Our reach is global, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and offices across the U.S., Canada, and India. 

We are seeking a Principal Site Reliability Engineer to define the strategic vision and own the enterprise-wide reliability, scalability, and performance of our critical production services. As a foundational pillar of our engineering organization, this role drives architectural standards for the full-service lifecycle—from initial design and deployment readiness to proactive production operations. At Vertafore, we view reliability as a core engineering responsibility. You will operate autonomously across AWS, hybrid data centers, and customer-hosted environments, setting the technical direction for how we treat operations as a software engineering challenge. This role is pivotal in transitioning cross-departmental teams toward a highly proactive, engineering-first culture.

Roles and Responsibilities: 

Strategic Leadership & Reliability Architecture 

  • Enterprise-Wide Ownership: Define the standards for end-to-end service ownership, holding the organization accountable for availability, performance, and overall operational health. 

  • Architectural Influence: Lead cross-departmental initiatives to influence system design at the architectural level, driving fault tolerance, strict compliance, and operational sustainability across public and private clouds. 

  • Advanced Observability Vision: Dictate the enterprise strategy for observability frameworks, ensuring the Four Golden Signals (Latency, Traffic, Errors, and Saturation) provide actionable, predictive insights across all platforms. 

Strategic Leadership & Reliability Architecture 

  • Enterprise-Wide Ownership: Define the standards for end-to-end service ownership, holding the organization accountable for availability, performance, and overall operational health. 

  • Architectural Influence: Lead cross-departmental initiatives to influence system design at the architectural level, driving fault tolerance, strict compliance, and operational sustainability across public and private clouds. 

  • Advanced Observability Vision: Dictate the enterprise strategy for observability frameworks, ensuring the Four Golden Signals (Latency, Traffic, Errors, and Saturation) provide actionable, predictive insights across all platforms.

Data-Driven Reliability Governance 

  • SLO & Error Budget Authority: Establish the governance models for defining and managing SLIs and SLOs across multiple product lines. 

  • Delivery Alignment: Champion Error Budgets as the ultimate technical arbiter at the executive level, balancing feature velocity with the absolute requirement for platform stability. 

Incident Management & Cultural Transformation 

  • Enterprise Incident Command: Lead incident response for the most critical, high-severity events. 

  • Blameless Culture Champion: Foster a "Win Together" environment by championing a Blameless Postmortem culture globally, ensuring root cause analyses focus strictly on systemic and process improvements rather than individual error. 

Qualifications & Requirements 

 

  • Experience: 12 to 15+ years of hands-on Cloud Operations, SRE, or reliability-focused engineering experience, with a proven track record of end-to-end enterprise service ownership. 

  • Proven Scope: Demonstrated ability to operate at a Principal/Architect scope, driving large-scale reliability outcomes and operational excellence across global organizations. 

  • Software Engineering: Expert-level software engineering skills in C#, .NET, Java, Python, or React. 

  • Principles: Deep expertise in scaling core SRE principles (SLIs, SLOs, error budgets) across complex, distributed systems. 

  • Technical Stack: Mastery of AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code, and extensive knowledge of Linux and Windows environments and relational databases. 

  • Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field. 

  • Commitment: Participation in an executive on-call rotation with flexible hours as required 

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