Senior Director, SRE & Cloud Engineering, Hybrid, Marlborough/Chelmsford, MA

Schedule

Mon - Fri: 8 AM - 5 PM (40 Hours)

What You’ll Do

Job Summary: 

This role oversees the strategy, design, development, and lifecycle management of complex systems software. This role guides large-scale engineering areas in building foundational platforms that support enterprise applications, ensuring architectural integrity, operational excellence, and long-term technology evolution. 

 

Essential Functions: 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Provides strategic leadership for multiple software engineering teams responsible for architecting, developing, and enhancing systems‑level software, including operating environments, databases, and core platform utilities. 

• Shapes long-term technical direction, ensuring that system architectures meet business requirements for scalability, reliability, performance, and hardware compatibility. 

• Oversees requirements discovery, feasibility assessments, and solution scoping for enterprise-wide systems software initiatives, translating organizational goals into engineering roadmaps. 

• Ensures development teams follow strong engineering and coding practices, especially for low-level and systems programming across diverse hardware environments. 

• Drives excellence in systems software testing, validation, deployment, and ongoing maintenance, promoting high-quality release practices and sustainable support models. 

• Partners with product, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to align systems capabilities with operational and strategic needs. 

• Builds and mentors high-performing engineering leadership, fostering an inclusive culture that emphasizes innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. 

• Manages organizational resources, budgets, and vendor/technology partnerships to support delivery of complex software programs. 

• Monitors emerging technologies, industry trends, and hardware advancements, guiding adoption to maintain a modern and competitive platform environment. 

What You’ll Need

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    Education & Experience:  

     
    • Required Education: Bachelor's degree in field relevant to role (or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree), advanced degree preferred. 
     
    • Required Experience: 8+ years of relevant experience, 6+ years as a People Leader. 
     

     

      
    • Extensive experience leading large-scale systems software engineering organizations, including architecture, development, testing, and deployment functions. 
     
    • Deep technical expertise in systems programming languages (e.g., C, C++, Rust) and experience with operating systems, hardware integration, or platform engineering. 
     
    • Proven ability to develop and execute strategic technology plans and deliver complex, multi‑year programs. 
     
    • Strong leadership capabilities with demonstrated success in managing and developing engineering leaders and senior technical talent. 
     
    • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across technical and non‑technical stakeholders. 
     
    • Demonstrated commitment to engineering rigor, operational excellence, and sustainable delivery practices