Site Reliability Architect

Summit

22h•$136,000 - $175,000•Remote

About The Position

As our Site Reliability Architect, you will own the vision, strategy, and architecture of Summit’s observability and reliability platforms. You will ensure that the systems supporting our most critical applications are designed with resilience, scalability, and efficiency in mind. Beyond managing platforms, you will shape the standards and practices that make Summit’s infrastructure visible, measurable, and reliable. You will collaborate across engineering, operations, and product teams to embed observability into the fabric of our technology, mentor engineers on best practices, and influence architecture decisions that improve performance and reliability. The right candidate will thrive in a fast-moving environment, combining deep technical expertise with the ability to see the bigger picture and guide the evolution of Summit’s reliability ecosystem.

Requirements

Have a proven track record in designing and implementing observability and reliability platforms at scale.
Are comfortable influencing architecture and strategy across engineering, operations, and product teams.
Enjoy mentoring engineers and shaping organizational practices, not just managing tools.
Think strategically but aren’t afraid to get hands-on when solving complex problems.
Thrive in environments where you can innovate, set standards, and bring structure to complex ecosystems.

Nice To Haves

Expertise with observability stacks such as ELK, Grafana/Graphite/InfluxDB, LogicMonitor, Prometheus, or related platforms.
Advanced automation experience using Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent tooling.
Experience designing reliability frameworks in multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or hybrid).
Knowledge of scripting and development languages (Python, Go, Ruby, or Javascript).
Familiarity with compliance-heavy industries where reliability, security, and auditability are paramount.

Responsibilities

Define the observability and reliability architecture strategy across Summit’s platforms and services.
Implement site reliability concepts based around SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs, across teams and platforms
Partner with engineering and operations leadership to ensure system design aligns with resilience and scalability goals.
Lead the design, implementation, and governance of observability frameworks and standards across teams.
Oversee the automation of monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes to maximize efficiency and reduce human error.
Serve as the escalation point and lead for complex, cross-platform incidents, guiding resolution and post-incident analysis.
Evaluate and introduce emerging tools, frameworks, and practices to strengthen Summit’s reliability and observability posture.
Mentor and coach engineering teams, fostering a culture of reliability, automation, and continuous improvement.