SRE Manager - full remote

Matchtech is a STEM recruitment specialist, with 40 years' experience in successfully matching STEM professionals with hiring employers in multiple sectors, all over the world.

Key skills required for this role

Important

Join a market leading digital company. Be part of a creative, dynamic and flexible team. Take advantage of your experience and evolve your career.

Is it time for the next step in your career? Are you looking for a challenging role? Do you want a stable position with further development opportunities?

The offer

• Permanent contract directly with end client
• Attractive salary package (up to 80k + bonus)
• 100% remote (Spain or Portugal)
• Flexible hours, shorter working week (36h), half-day Fridays
• Investment in training
• Dynamic team in an inclusive - international environment
• Discounts on travel packages
• Health and life insurance
• Benefits (where you will find dedicated discounts with more than 1500 partners)

The job

We are looking for an Engineering Manager who will focus on leading Site Reliability Engineering team toward a Platform decentralized model to enable autonomy while ensuring the right level of governance and compliance.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, providing guidance on best practices, methodologies, and professional development.
• Contribute to defining common processes such as Cloud governance.
• Provide cloud financial management support to ensure cost efficiency and optimal resource utilization, contributing in process definition such as showback and chargeback.
• Establish and enforce operational best practices to ensure the reliability and scalability of our platform.
• Support and develop training programs, mentorship initiatives, and career paths to foster the professional growth of team members.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations, provide feedback, and set clear goals for team members to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and individual career growth.
• Participate in the recruitment process, including interviewing candidates, and oversee the onboarding process for new team members to ensure a smooth transition into the team.
• Allocate resources effectively, including personnel, budget, and time, to optimize productivity and achieve project deliverables.
• Support senior Platform lead on managing budget, including forecasting expenses.
• Communicate with stakeholders, including upper management and cross-functional teams, to align Core SREs efforts with broader organizational goals and priorities.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, emphasizing efficiency, quality, and technical excellence within the engineering team.
• Provide regular updates and reports on team performance, project status, and key metrics to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of previous experience in people management, in complex contexts and environments;
• Proven experience in DevOps / SRE roles
• Strong understanding of AWS, including related governance and security components, with a focus on oversight rather than hands-on implementation
• Proven experience on Cloud Financial Management practices like FinOps framework
• Familiarity with configuration management tools like Ansible and IAC tools (Terraform) and their best practices.
• Data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Strategic thinking with a pragmatic approach to development, balancing output quality and time.
• Flexibility in trying new solutions and adapting to new scenarios.
• Strong focus on people growth and teamwork, with the ability to mentor, coach, and provide actionable feedback.
• Ability to negotiate and solve conflicts.
• Good organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex information to non-technical stakeholders.