Lead DevOps SRE; Remote Eligible

Position: Lead DevOps SRE (Remote Eligible)

Lead Dev Ops SRE (Remote Eligible)

Join the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) team as a Lead Dev Ops SRE. SPP is a mission-driven technology organization that powers reliability across the electric grid and delivers safe, affordable power to millions of people. Remote work is available for senior-level positions and only for candidates residing outside a 50‑mile radius of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Compensation

Pay range: $ – $. Salary may be above or outside this range based on qualifications, experience and geographic location.

What You’ll Do

• Design and lead implementation of large‑scale, highly available infrastructure solutions across multiple platforms.
• Serve as primary technical escalation point for complex incidents, outages and performance issues.
• Establish SRE best practices and operational frameworks that raise reliability standards across the entire organization.
• Mentor and develop senior and junior SRE team members through coaching, code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Partner with leadership, architects and technical teams to align reliability initiatives with long‑term architectural strategy.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation and reduction of operational toil across environments.
• Lead major enterprise projects involving new technologies, cross‑team automation and reliability enhancements.
• Make architectural decisions that influence scalability, resiliency and infrastructure management standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans to evaluate system performance.
• Plan and schedule deployment activities and resolve release pipeline issues.
• Maintain deep knowledge of SPP’s architecture and technology portfolio.
• Communicate technology standards and policies.
• Design and oversee implementation of integrated systems and databases.
• Ensure system and software integrations meet functional and compliance requirements.
• Conduct application testing (unit, system, regression, performance, acceptance).
• Write and translate code to enhance application performance.
• Provide architectural consulting across engineering and development teams.
• Serve as the organizational subject matter expert in SRE.

Ready to Lead the Future of Reliability Engineering at SPP?

Apply today and help us continue delivering safe, reliable power across the region.

To be Successful as a Lead Dev Ops SRE, We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of experience building highly available systems and supporting SaaS cloud‑based infrastructure.
• Experience with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes or other Infrastructure/Configuration‑as‑code tooling.
• Experience using at least one scripting language such as Python, Bash, Power Shell or similar.
• Experience deploying to cloud‑based technology (AWS).
• Experience with continuous integration (CI/CD) and automated build tools.
• Ability to tackle problems both at large scale and the small scale.
• Good understanding of application/infrastructure security.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to communicate with distributed teams.

Preferred

• Familiar with Dev Ops environments / Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Good knowledge of algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis and software design.
• Experience with integration tools:
  Bitbucket, GIT, Bamboo, Jenkins, Code Pipeline, Drone
  
  CI, Docker, etc.
• Expert knowledge of Unix/Linux systems is often essential, including basic command‑line proficiency, system administration tasks and troubleshooting skills.

Work Environment

This role operates in a professional office environment. It routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to make decisions, interpret data and problem‑solve.
• Frequently required to stand or sit for extended periods; use hands to operate a computer keyboard and standard office equipment.
• Occasionally required to lift and move up to 10 pounds.
• Requires ability to work and collaborate with managers and employees at all levels.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Compliance with SPP Policies and Procedures.

Position Type, Location, and Expected Hours of Work

Full‑time,…