Snr Manager - Site Reliability Engineering

Oracle•Reston, VA

About The Position

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with excellent leadership and organizational skills, driving alignment across cross-functional teams while fostering a culture of excellence, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Strong technical expertise
Excellent leadership and organizational skills
Ability to drive alignment across cross-functional teams
Ability to foster a culture of excellence, inclusion, and continuous improvement
Experience managing and mentoring engineering managers and senior engineers
Experience building and scaling high-performing teams
Experience overseeing full software/hardware development lifecycle activities
Experience implementing best practices in architecture, design, testing, and deployment
Experience anticipating and mitigating technical and organizational risks
Experience providing technical direction and guidance in system design, architecture, scalability, and performance optimization
Experience encouraging adoption of modern engineering practices, tools, and technologies
Experience partnering closely with Product, Design, and Operations
Experience communicating program status, risks, and opportunities effectively to senior leadership and stakeholders
Experience representing the engineering organization in strategic planning and decision-making forums

Responsibilities

Define and communicate a clear technical vision and roadmap that aligns with organizational goals.
Partner with product management, design, and other stakeholders to prioritize and deliver on key business objectives.
Lead planning and execution across multiple teams, balancing near-term deliverables with long-term strategic investments.
Establish metrics and KPIs to measure engineering productivity, product quality, and delivery performance.
Manage and mentor engineering managers and senior engineers, fostering growth through feedback, coaching, and career development.
Build and scale high-performing teams by hiring, onboarding, and retaining top talent.
Create an high performing and collaborative engineering culture that emphasizes innovation, accountability, and operational excellence.
Oversee full software/hardware development lifecycle activities, ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable solutions.
Implement best practices in architecture, design, testing, and deployment.
Anticipate and mitigate technical and organizational risks to ensure smooth project execution.
Drive continuous improvement in delivery speed, quality, and reliability.
Provide technical direction and guidance in areas such as system design, architecture, scalability, and performance optimization.
Encourage adoption of modern engineering practices, tools, and technologies.
Stay current with industry trends to guide technology strategy and innovation initiatives.
Partner closely with Product, Design, and Operations to align engineering output with customer and business needs.
Communicate program status, risks, and opportunities effectively to senior leadership and stakeholders.
Represent the engineering organization in strategic planning and decision-making forums.