Director of Site Reliability Engineering (Cloud Infrastructure)

TL;DR

Director of Site Reliability Engineering (Cloud Infrastructure): Leading a global SRE organization to ensure the reliability and operational excellence of a multi-cloud data platform with an accent on scalable automation and 24/7 operational rigor. Focus on designing global incident management strategies, defining SLIs/SLOs, and developing technical leadership across EMEA, AMER, and APAC.

Location: Hybrid (Global organization covering EMEA, AMER, and APAC)

Company

hirify.global is a global provider of a cloud data platform that makes open-source databases, search, and streaming infrastructure easily accessible to developers.

What you will do

• Define and drive the global SRE operating strategy across EMEA, AMER, and APAC to ensure alignment on reliability goals.
• Build and lead a multi-regional SRE organization through managers, mentoring team leaders and ensuring consistent delivery.
• Set the vision and roadmap for reliability engineering, delivering high-impact tools and automation to improve platform resilience.
• Own the global incident management strategy, including on-call design and escalation frameworks for 24/7/365 operations.
• Establish a metrics-driven operating cadence using KPIs, SLIs, SLOs, and Error Budgets to drive data-informed prioritization.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading and scaling global SRE or infrastructure organizations through managers across multiple time zones.
• Strong track record of executing reliability strategies, including ownership of SLIs/SLOs and incident management frameworks.
• Experience operating in 24/7/365 production environments with deep understanding of follow-the-sun models.
• Ability to partner cross-functionally at the executive level to influence architecture and long-term platform investments.
• Solid technical foundation in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and automation.
• Experience driving large-scale organizational design and scaling teams at a company level.

Culture & Benefits

• Participation in hirify.global’s equity plan.
• Hybrid work policy to support work-life balance.
• Professional Development Plan budget for learning opportunities.
• Holistic wellbeing support through a global Employee Assistance Program.
• Global Time Off Commitment including Parental and Sick Leave.
• Custom equipment selection to ensure professional success.