Sr. Manager, SRE (SRE, SLI/ SLO, monitoring, automation,

The Senior Manager, SRE will lead reliability and automation efforts for a focused set of Vertafore products or platforms (e.g., AMS360 & Sagitta OR CI/CD platform services). This role ensures operational excellence through SLIs/SLOs, monitoring, and automation, while managing a team of engineers.
Key Responsibilities

• Product Reliability
  • Own SLIs/SLOs and monitoring for assigned products or platforms.
  • Implement observability tools and dashboards for proactive performance management.
• CI/CD & Automation
  • Manage build/release pipelines and provisioning automation for assigned scope.
  • Reduce operational toil through scripting and automation-first practices.
• Incident Response
  • Lead on-call rotations; ensure timely resolution and root cause analysis.
• Collaboration
  • Work with Directors and VP, SRE to align reliability initiatives with organizational goals.
  • Partner with Cloud Ops for infrastructure readiness and patching coordination.
• Team Development
  • Mentor engineers; foster a culture of reliability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in SRE or DevOps roles; 5+ years in people leadership.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins, OctopusDeploy).
• Strong AWS and Infrastructure-as-Code skills.
• Excellent incident management and communication skills.

Why Vertafore is the place for you: *Canada Only

• The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
• Medical, vision & dental plans
• Life, AD&D
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Pension Plan & Employer Match
• Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Education Assistance
• Additional programs - Employee Referral and Internal Recognition

Why Vertafore is the place for you: *US Only

• The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
• We have a Flexible First work environment! Our North America team members use our offices for collaboration, community and team-building, with members asked to sometimes come into an office and/or travel depending on job responsibilities. Other times, our teams work from home or a similar environment.
• Medical, vision & dental plans
  • PPO & high-deductible options
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts Options:
  • Health Care FSA
  • Dental & Vision FSA
  • Dependent Care FSA
  • Commuter FSA
• Life, AD&D (Basic & Supplemental), and Disability
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plain & Employer Match
• Supplemental Plans - Pet insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance
• Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Education & Legal Assistance
• Additional programs - Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
• Commuter Benefits (Denver)

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.
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