Director of SRE

Blackpoint Cyber

Director of SRE at Blackpoint Cyber, managing cloud infrastructure and SRE best practices. Collaborating across teams to ensure reliability and cost optimization in cybersecurity services.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $190,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and managing scalable cloud-based infrastructure using AWS or Azure, with a strong focus on automation through Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD practices. Proven leadership in managing SRE teams, optimizing cloud costs, and ensuring system reliability and security.

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AWS Cloud ManagementInfrastructure-as-Code (IaC)CI/CD Pipeline ImplementationSRE Team LeadershipCost Optimization Strategies

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Hard Skills

Cloud Infrastructure DesignMonitoring and Observability ToolsKubernetesTerraformCloudFormationPrometheusGrafanaDatadogSplunkIncident Response

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

AWSAzureGCPCI/CD ToolsAI Tooling

Industry Keywords

SRE Best PracticesCapacity PlanningPerformance TuningSecurity HygieneDisaster Recovery

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesPrometheusSplunkTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, implementation, and management of scalable, reliable, and highly available cloud-based infrastructure (AWS/Azure)
Establish SRE best practices, including monitoring, incident response, capacity planning, and performance tuning
Improve observability, monitoring, and alerting, ensuring quick detection and resolution of reliability issues
Drive automation-first approaches, reducing manual intervention through Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines
Lead a team of SREs, applying Blackpoint Cyber's management values of Coach, Model, Care, in defining business-critical outcomes, creating action plans, and supporting the team in achieving them
Continue hands-on contributions in an SRE role
Design, implement, and support key infrastructure, including automated attack infrastructure deployment, isolated identity and productivity environments, and secure data storage
Establish and apply security hygiene and monitoring policies to meet Blackpoint Cyber security requirements
R&D with AI tooling and other SRE tools such as Grafana IRN, Loki, and Alloy
Monitor and optimize cloud spending, ensuring cost-effective resource utilization without compromising reliability
Define and implement cost-saving strategies (e.g., right-sizing instances, leveraging spot instances, optimizing storage, etc.)
Work closely with finance and procurement teams to forecast infrastructure costs and align expenses with business objectives
Manage and mentor a global team of SREs, DevOps engineers, and cloud infrastructure specialists
Partner with engineering teams to design reliable and scalable architectures, embedding reliability into development workflows
Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance, security hardening, and disaster recovery readiness
Drive post-incident reviews, ensuring continuous improvement in system resilience

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure roles
5+ years of experience in people management, leading SRE team
Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, with expertise in cost management and scaling strategies
Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi)
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and container orchestration
Expertise in monitoring, logging, and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk)
Proven ability to optimize cloud costs (COGS) while maintaining reliability and performance
Strong leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
Experience with SLA/SLO/SLIs will be valuable
A general understanding of the modern AI tooling landscape and how SRE can use that to increase velocity and improve stability

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance plans
Competitive 401k plan
Discretionary Time Off
Other minor perks