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# Principal Site Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** Vertafore, Inc.
- **Location:** Denver, CO, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Amazon Web Services, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Linux, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, ReactJS, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Low Latency, Data Analytics
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/ce5c65eb-4c68-48fb-b74b-779d997bf9f9/principal-site-reliability-engineer

## About the Role

* Experience: 12 to 15+ years of hands-on Cloud Operations, SRE, or reliability-focused engineering experience, with a proven track record of end-to-end enterprise service ownership.

 * Proven Scope: Demonstrated ability to operate at a Principal/Architect scope, driving large-scale reliability outcomes and operational excellence across global organizations.

 * Software Engineering: Expert-level software engineering skills in C#, .NET, Java, Python, or React.

 * Principles: Deep expertise in scaling core SRE principles (SLIs, SLOs, error budgets) across complex, distributed systems.

 * Technical Stack: Mastery of AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code, and extensive knowledge of Linux and Windows environments and relational databases.

 * Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

 * Commitment: Participation in an executive on-call rotation with flexible hours as required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

 * A fast learner.
 * A problem solver.
 * Ability to document procedures.
 * Able to meet deadlines.
 * Good communication skills. Able to deliver the message effectively to a technical and non-technical audience.
 * Able to comply with processes and procedures.
 * Able to maintain professional composure in any situations.
 * Flexible in working extended hours on occasions or as required.
 * Exposure in the insurance industry is desired but not mandatory.
 * Driven to improve, personally and professionally
 * Operate best in a fast-paced, flexible work environment with ability to work in a team.

Additional Requirements and Details:

 * High speed internet to accommodate working from home needs.
 * Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.
 * Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.
 * Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).
 * Frequent sitting and/or standing., The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

## Description

* Enterprise-Wide Ownership: Define the standards for end-to-end service ownership, holding the organization accountable for availability, performance, and overall operational health.

 * Architectural Influence: Lead cross-departmental initiatives to influence system design at the architectural level, driving fault tolerance, strict compliance, and operational sustainability across public and private clouds.

 * Advanced Observability Vision: Dictate the enterprise strategy for observability frameworks, ensuring the Four Golden Signals (Latency, Traffic, Errors, and Saturation) provide actionable, predictive insights across all platforms.

Strategic Leadership & Reliability Architecture

 * Enterprise-Wide Ownership: Define the standards for end-to-end service ownership, holding the organization accountable for availability, performance, and overall operational health.

 * Architectural Influence: Lead cross-departmental initiatives to influence system design at the architectural level, driving fault tolerance, strict compliance, and operational sustainability across public and private clouds.

 * Advanced Observability Vision: Dictate the enterprise strategy for observability frameworks, ensuring the Four Golden Signals (Latency, Traffic, Errors, and Saturation) provide actionable, predictive insights across all platforms.

Data-Driven Reliability Governance

 * SLO & Error Budget Authority: Establish the governance models for defining and managing SLIs and SLOs across multiple product lines.

 * Delivery Alignment: Champion Error Budgets as the ultimate technical arbiter at the executive level, balancing feature velocity with the absolute requirement for platform stability.

Incident Management & Cultural Transformation

 * Enterprise Incident Command: Lead incident response for the most critical, high-severity events.

 * Blameless Culture Champion: Foster a "Win Together" environment by championing a Blameless Postmortem culture globally, ensuring root cause analyses focus strictly on systemic and process improvements rather than individual error.