Digital Realty · 4 months ago
Manager – Network Observability Platform and Automation
2323 Bryan Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $130K/yr
10+ years expDigital Realty is a leading provider of data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions. They are seeking a Manager for their Network Observability Platform and Automation to lead a team of engineers in maintaining and improving the reliability, performance, and availability of their systems and infrastructure while focusing on operational discipline and automation.
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Responsibilities
Manage and mentor a team of SREs, fostering their growth and development
Set team goals, prioritize projects, and ensure alignment with organizational objectives
Conduct performance reviews and provide constructive feedback
Build a positive and collaborative team environment
Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of reliable infrastructure and services
Collaborate with other teams to define requirements, standards, and best practices
Identify and address performance bottlenecks and ensure system stability
Implement and improve monitoring and observability frameworks
Manage on-call rotations and incident response to minimize downtime and ensure swift resolution
Drive automation efforts to reduce manual tasks and improve efficiency
Implement structured engineering and operations processes
Analyze and evaluate existing processes to identify opportunities for improvement
Develop and implement the long-term reliability strategy for the organization
Make decisions about build vs. buy for tools and technologies
Ensure alignment with business goals and customer expectations
Manage relationships with vendors and other stakeholders
Act as a bridge between technical teams and other departments
Represent the SRE team to stakeholders and communicate effectively
Collaborate with other engineering teams to ensure efficient workflows
Foster a culture of blameless postmortems and continuous learning
Qualification
Required
10+ years of operations and engineering experience
5+ years of team building and management
3+ years of network engineering in large scale data center environments
Expertise in Layer 3 routing (BGP, IS-IS, etc) and Layer 2 switching (802.1Q, STP, etc) protocols
Experience with virtual networking concepts such as EVPN, VXLAN, Open vSwitch
Experience working with automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, etc)
Comfort with Python (or equivalent language)
Strong experience working with Linux systems and tools
A basic understanding of software development tools (Github, Jenkins, etc) and software development practices
Ability to understand high-level network design and its impacts across the infrastructure
Ability to work independently on complex and unique enterprise engineering projects
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Strong communication skills
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in computer science (or equivalent training) preferred
Experience with virtual routing in Linux with FRR or similar software preferred
Experience with AWS preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life and AD&D insurance
401k match
Disability benefits
Wellness and education benefits
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time off
Holidays
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Company
Digital Realty
Digital Realty is a data center platform, delivering customized data analysis solutions to businesses.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$13.92B2025-11-12Post Ipo Debt· $1.62B
2025-06-17Post Ipo Debt· $983.24M
2025-01-07Post Ipo Debt· $882.98M
Leadership Team
Matt Mercier
Chief Financial Officer
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Jordan Sadler
Senior Vice President, Public and Private Investor Relations
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