Senior Manager, SRE Risk Advisory, Oversight

Capital One

Senior Manager providing technical leadership for software engineering and Site Reliability Engineering. Overseeing cloud practices and collaborating on risk management initiatives.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeMcLean • New York, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $229,900 - $262,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver independent, advisory-based technical leadership when assessing the design, development, and scalability of cloud-native systems against SRE best practices and enterprise risk appetites
Evaluate proposed and current cloud engineering practices, ensuring robust strategies are in place for automation, resiliency, performance, and monitoring
Act as a trusted advisor on core SRE pillars, advising teams on the maturity of their Service Level Indicators/Objectives (SLIs/SLOs), error budgeting, toil reduction, and release engineering (CI/CD) pipelines
Keep up-to-date with cutting-edge technology, standards, and tools—specifically cloud-native architectures, containerization, and the integration of emerging AI/ML technologies to optimize reliability and automation
Conduct independent risk reviews of cloud infrastructure, software delivery lifecycles, and observability architectures to identify systemic resilience risks
Draft and publish independent, data-driven risk materials for senior management and executives, translating complex engineering risks into clear business implications
Build strong, collaborative relationships with first-line engineering leaders, product managers, and architects to communicate technology risks effectively and drive consensus on risk-mitigation strategies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
At least 6 years of experience managing, consulting, auditing, or working in the fields of software engineering, site reliability engineering, or information technology
At least 3 years of experience with cloud implementations (AWS, GCP, Azure)
At least 2 years of experience with open-source programming languages

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud-native systemsautomationresiliencyperformance monitoringService Level IndicatorsService Level Objectiveserror budgetingtoil reductionrelease engineeringCI/CD pipelines

Soft Skills

technical leadershipadvisory skillscollaborationcommunicationrisk assessmentconsensus buildingdata-driven decision making

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degreemilitary experience