Blockchain Head of Site Reliability Engineering / Head of Infrastructure

We are looking for a Head of SRE to lead the design and management of a distributed infrastructure project. This role involves building a system from scratch, overseeing deployment, maintenance, and uptime, while growing a global SRE team. The candidate will focus on scaling infrastructure, automation, and performance optimization across regions like APAC and LATAM, fostering a culture of improvement and excellence.
Responsibilities:

• Lead infrastructure design, ensuring high availability and scalability
• Build and mentor a global SRE team with 24/7 support
• Develop SLAs for uptime and performance, focusing on automation
• Implement strategies for monitoring, incident response, and rapid recovery
• Collaborate with engineering teams on scalable architecture and processes
• Oversee security best practices and compliance
• Manage tools for infrastructure automation and incident management
• Ensure cost-effective vendor management and comprehensive documentation

Qualifications:

• 10+ years in SRE or infrastructure engineering, 5+ in leadership
• Experience managing large-scale cloud systems (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Strong skills in automation (Terraform, Ansible) and scripting (Python, Bash)
• Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and network infrastructure
• Proven ability to meet SLAs and manage global teams
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, incident management, and security practices
• Leadership, communication, and project management skills

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with decentralized or distributed systems
• Familiarity with observability tools (OpenTelemetry, Jaeger)
• Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud knowledge
• AWS, GCP, or Azure certifications
• Understanding of security frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001) and agile environments