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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director of IT | Service Reliability & Operations Governance - **Company:** Epicor Incorporated - **Location:** Minneapolis, MN, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $163,000.0 - $277,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Operational Data Store, Cloud Services, Enterprise Software Applications - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18026984?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18026984%2FDirector-It-Service-Reliability-Operations-Governance-Minnesota-Minneapolis ## About the Role * 11+ years' experience in cloud operations, service reliability, technical support operations, customer operations, product operations, or a related field, including 6+ years' management or people leadership experience. * Strong knowledge of cloud operations, service reliability, operational performance measurement, and ITIL Service Management disciplines, including Incident, Problem, and Change Management. * Experience leading reliability, incident analysis, operational insights, service performance, or continuous improvement programs. * Experience developing governance frameworks for change control, release quality, operational readiness, and service reliability. * Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations and action plans. * Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across Support, Customer Success, Product, Engineering, Cloud Operations, and senior leadership. * Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. What could set you apart: * Master's degree. * Experience working in SaaS, cloud, enterprise software, or technology operations environments. ## Description As Director of Service Reliability & Operations Governance, you will establish a clear and consistent view of service performance, operational health, incident drivers, and change effectiveness across our cloud environment. You will connect insights across Support, Customer Success, Product, Engineering, and Cloud Operations to reduce operational risk, improve service stability, and strengthen the customer experience. We are seeking applicants with strong cloud operations expertise, cross-functional leadership skills, and the ability to turn complex operational data into clear, actionable improvements. What you will be doing: * Lead the development of service reliability insights, reporting, standards, and performance measures across cloud services. * Establish consistent frameworks for identifying, categorizing, and analyzing incident causes, recurring issues, service performance trends, and customer impact. * Partner across Support, Customer Success, Product, Engineering, and Cloud Operations to connect operational data, product reliability signals, and customer outcomes. * Translate operational insights and root cause analysis findings into prioritized, accountable improvement plans that reduce incident recurrence and improve service stability. * Own governance of change control practices, including change quality, deployment readiness, change success rates, risk assessment, and analysis of failed deployments or change-related incidents. * Define and monitor reliability metrics, performance thresholds, and progress indicators, providing executive-ready insights on trends, risks, customer impact, and improvement progress. * Drive continuous improvement across incident, problem, and change management practices to strengthen operational discipline, decision-making, and service reliability. ## Related Videos - [Leverage Cloud Computing Benefits with Serverless Multi-Cloud ML ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/78-leverage-cloud-computing-benefits-with-serverless-multi-cloud-ml) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [Beyond the Hype: Building Trustworthy and Reliable LLM Applications with Guardrails](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1594-beyond-the-hype-building-trustworthy-and-reliable-llm-applications-with-guardrails) - [Leading with Reliability: Applying SRE Principles to Build Stronger Engineering Organizations](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100185-leading-with-reliability-applying-sre-principles-to-build-stronger-engineering-organizations) - [Cloud-nativeApplications- What’s the buzz about](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/55-cloud-nativeapplications-what-s-the-buzz-about) - [ZEISS & Microsoft - Building the Next Generation Medical Ecosystem in the Cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/424-zeiss-microsoft-building-the-next-generation-medical-ecosystem-in-the-cloud) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development)