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LexisNexis® Risk Solutions

Site Reliability Engineering Lead

Salary$112k – $264k
LocationAlpharetta, GA; Remote - USA - Nationwide
Work moderemote · United States
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Experience8+ yrs
DepartmentEngineering
Company size10,000+ people
First seenOct 6, 2026 · 5d ago
Verified live1d ago
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Must have18
8+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering
2+ years of leadership or people management experience leading engineering teams
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience
Strong leadership experience managing technical engineering teams
Deep expertise in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering disciplines
Extensive experience with Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms
Strong understanding of Kubernetes, AKS, EKS, containerization, Docker, and cloud-native architectures
Expertise with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
Strong background in observability platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog, or similar technologies
Experience managing large-scale production environments with stringent availability requirements
Strong understanding of security, compliance, networking, and cloud governance principles
Experience designing highly available, fault-tolerant, and resilient systems
Strong proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language such as Python, Go, PowerShell, Bash, or C#
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and software delivery automation
Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Strong documentation and presentation skills
Ability to influence technical direction across multiple engineering organizations
Nice to have9
Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, or related certifications
Experience building and managing enterprise-scale observability platforms
Knowledge of FinOps, cloud cost optimization, and operational efficiency practices
Experience with secret management platforms such as HashiCorp Vault, Akeyless or cloud-native alternatives
Familiarity with Chaos Engineering and resilience testing
Experience supporting regulated environments and compliance frameworks
Experience leading cloud transformation and modernization programs
Agile and Lean delivery experience
Experience supporting global, distributed engineering teams
Skills
Azure
AWS
Kubernetes
AKS
EKS
Docker
Terraform
Ansible
Grafana
Prometheus
OpenTelemetry
Splunk
Dynatrace
Datadog
Python
Go
PowerShell
Bash
C#
GitHub
GitLab
Jenkins
HashiCorp Vault
Akeyless
About the role
Ready to lead the reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of mission-critical platforms while shaping the future of Site Reliability Engineering?
Would you like to mentor high-performing engineers, drive cloud modernization, and influence enterprise-wide engineering practices in a highly collaborative environment?
About the Business
LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Insurance vertical, we provide customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with advanced technology and analytics to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency. Our insurance risk solutions help drive better data-driven decisions across the insurance policy lifecycle, all while reducing risk. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at
https://risk.lexisnexis.com/insurance
About our Team
The ICS (Insurance Core Services) team is responsible for establishing and driving reliability, observability, automation, and operational excellence standards across Insurance technology platforms. The team partners closely with application, infrastructure, database, and cloud engineering teams to improve platform availability, scalability, performance, and resilience.
ICS leads strategic initiatives including SLO/SLI implementation, observability platform adoption, cloud modernization, operational readiness reviews, performance engineering, and reliability automation. The team also develops reusable engineering frameworks, standards, and best practices that enable product teams to build and operate highly reliable cloud-native services at scale.
The SRE Lead will play a key role in shaping reliability strategy, mentoring engineers, driving cross-functional initiatives, and partnering with business and technology stakeholders to improve service reliability and operational maturity across the organization.
About the Role
As a Site Reliability Engineering Lead, you will provide technical leadership and strategic direction for Site Reliability Engineering initiatives across multiple product portfolios. You will lead a team of SREs responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, security, performance, and operational excellence of mission-critical applications and platforms.
The SRE Lead will partner closely with engineering, architecture, security, operations, and business stakeholders to drive cloud modernization, operational maturity, observability excellence, automation, and continuous improvement. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with people leadership, mentoring, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration.
Responsibilities
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Lead and mentor a team of Site Reliability Engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, operational excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
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Define and drive SRE strategy, standards, best practices, and operational frameworks across engineering organizations.
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Partner with product and platform teams to improve application reliability, scalability, security, performance, and resilience.
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Establish and maintain service level objectives (SLOs), service level indicators (SLIs), and error budgets.
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Lead major incident management, root cause analysis, problem management, and post-incident review processes.
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Drive cloud modernization initiatives and support application migrations to Azure, AWS, and containerized environments.
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Champion automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools such as Terraform, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, and Ansible.
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Develop and implement observability strategies utilizing metrics, logs, traces, alerting, and dashboards.
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Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure platform adherence to enterprise security and regulatory requirements.
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Lead architecture reviews and provide guidance on cloud-native and highly resilient application designs.
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Drive capacity planning, performance optimization, cost management, and operational efficiency initiatives.
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Establish engineering guardrails, governance controls, and deployment standards for production environments.
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Support organizational transformation toward DevOps and SRE practices.
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Manage operational risk and ensure business continuity and disaster recovery preparedness.
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Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize reliability improvements and platform investments.
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Build and maintain strong relationships with product owners, engineering leaders, vendors, and business partners**.**
Leadership Responsibilities
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Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Site Reliability Engineers.
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Conduct resource planning and support hiring, onboarding, and career development activities.
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Establish team objectives aligned with business and technology strategies.
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Promote accountability, innovation, and operational excellence within the team.
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Act as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert for reliability engineering across the organization.
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Drive cross-team collaboration and alignment on strategic initiatives.
Essential Skills and Attributes
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Strong leadership experience managing technical engineering teams.
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Deep expertise in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering disciplines.
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Extensive experience with Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms.
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Strong understanding of Kubernetes, AKS, EKS, containerization, Docker, and cloud-native architectures.
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Expertise with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
•
Strong background in observability platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog, or similar technologies.
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Experience managing large-scale production environments with stringent availability requirements.
•
Strong understanding of security, compliance, networking, and cloud governance principles.
•
Experience designing highly available, fault-tolerant, and resilient systems.
•
Strong proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language such as Python, Go, PowerShell, Bash, or C#.
•
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and software delivery automation.
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Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
•
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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Strong documentation and presentation skills.
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Ability to influence technical direction across multiple engineering organizations.
Desired Skills
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Experience building and managing enterprise-scale observability platforms.
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Knowledge of FinOps, cloud cost optimization, and operational efficiency practices.
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Experience with secret management platforms such as HashiCorp Vault, Akeyless or cloud-native alternatives.
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Familiarity with Chaos Engineering and resilience testing.
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Experience supporting regulated environments and compliance frameworks.
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Experience leading cloud transformation and modernization programs.
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Agile and Lean delivery experience.
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Experience supporting global, distributed engineering teams.
Qualifications
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8+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering.
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2+ years of leadership or people management experience leading engineering teams.
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
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Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, or related certifications preferred.
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Proven track record leading reliability and operational excellence initiatives in large-scale enterprise environments.
U.S. National Base Pay Range: $118,300 - $219,800. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. Base Pay Range for CO is $118,300 - $219,800. Base Pay Range for IL is $124,200 - $230,800. Base Pay Range for Chicago, IL is $130,200 - $241,800. Base Pay Range for MD is $124,200 - $230,800. Base Pay Range for NY is $130,200 - $241,800. Base Pay Range for New York City is $142,000 - $263,800. Base Pay Range for Rochester, NY is $118,300 - $219,800. Base Pay Range for OH is $112,400 - $208,800. Base Pay Range for NJ is $149,765- $239,235. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus. Application deadline is 12/24/2026.
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