Senior Site Reliability Engineering Manager, SimSpace
$180-250k
Plus the opportunity for annual bonuses tied to company performance and individual contributions and equity stock options
More information about location
Cyber security training & insights
Be an early applicant
Cyber security training & insights
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-250k
Plus the opportunity for annual bonuses tied to company performance and individual contributions and equity stock options
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To work on solutions that drive better cybersecurity across the world to ensure a secure future for us all.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills to guide and mentor teams with a proven track record of building reliable, scalable systems on-premises and in cloud environments, driving operational excellence and fostering a collaborative, security-first engineering culture
- Experienced engineering manager with a strong background in site reliability engineering, platform operations, and distributed systems
- Experience in managing SaaS systems and shipping the same as a SaaP offering on customer hardware platforms
- Proven track record of successfully leading and scaling SRE teams in high-growth technology environments
- Deep technical expertise in system reliability, observability, and automation with the ability to solve complex infrastructure challenges
- Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence engineering practices across multiple teams
- Passionate about building resilient systems and empowering development teams through excellent platform experiences
- Knowledge of SRE principles, DevOps practices, and security automation in modern software delivery
- Comfortable with agile methodologies and able to adapt platform capabilities to evolving business requirements
- Ability to mentor technical teams and drive adoption of reliability and automation best practices
- Results-driven with a focus on measurable improvements in system reliability, deployment frequency, and mean time to recovery
- 8+ years of experience in infrastructure, platform engineering, or SRE roles with at least 3+ years in management
- Expert knowledge of SRE principles, infrastructure automation, and modern deployment practices
- Proven track record of leading SRE or platform engineering teams to deliver highly available, scalable systems
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to drive technical consensus and cultural change
- Experience with DevOps and DevSecOps methodologies, including security automation and compliance integration
- Deep understanding of observability, monitoring, and incident management practices
- Extensive experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes), infrastructure as code, VMware, and cloud platforms
- Demonstrated ability to design, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems with high reliability requirements
- Experience with security automation, vulnerability management, and compliance frameworks in DevSecOps environments
- Proven experience building and operating CI/CD platforms, developer tooling, and internal platform services
- Experience managing infrastructure across both cloud and on-premises environments including packaging and shipping SaaP to customers
- Bachelor's in computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
What the job involves
- SimSpace is looking for a Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering, to lead our SRE and platform engineering initiatives across the SimSpace infrastructure
- In this position, you'll lead your team through complex infrastructure and platform projects, collaborating closely with development teams to ensure system reliability, performance, and security
- The focus is on providing oversight, guidance, and technical leadership for our platform operations, encompassing traditional SRE practices, DevOps automation, DevSecOps integration, and developer experience optimization
- Lead and manage SRE teams responsible for the reliability, scalability, and performance of our SimSpace cyber range infrastructure and services
- Partner with development and product teams to establish SLIs, SLOs, and contribute to SLA definitions, along with error budgets and reliability practices that balance feature velocity with system stability
- Work with Customer Success Teams to assure the Core Platform meets customer’s needs and requirements
- Drive the evolution of our GitHub and ArgoCD CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, and developer tooling to enhance engineering productivity and code quality
- Collaborate with security teams to implement DevSecOps practices, automated security scanning, and compliance monitoring throughout the development lifecycle
- Develop and maintain infrastructure automation, monitoring strategies, and incident response procedures to ensure high availability and rapid recovery
- Work with engineering leadership to establish platform standards, architectural patterns, and best practices for cloud-native and hybrid environments
- Mentor and coach team members in SRE principles, automation practices, and system design, promoting their professional growth and technical expertise
- Ensure compliance with security frameworks, industry standards, and regulatory requirements in all platform operations
- Continuously improve operational processes, tooling, and practices to enhance system reliability, developer experience, and organizational efficiency
Our take
Founded by experts from the US Military’s Cyber Command and MIT Lincoln Laboratory, SimSpace is a cyber training platform that provides users with simulations, training exercises and rehearsals that act as stress tests for the cyber security of tech and its users.
At a time when cybersecurity is becoming a military and corporate priority, SimSpace’s Cyber Force Platform helps train sophisticated tech enterprises, governments and national infrastructure companies to become more resilient. Its comprehensive medley of stack optimization tools, attack simulations, actionable analysis, and “live fire” exercises are built to both strengthen cybersecurity and increase the efficiency of a company’s tech.
With the founding team's background in the military and government research and development sectors, the company has a good foundation of expertise surrounding its target market. Substantial funding from L2 Point, that was awarded in 2023, is also aiding its growth as it accelerates expansion into new territories.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (1 round)
Dec 2023
$45m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $45m
Company benefits
- Owner & Investor: By offering company equity, employees can own part of the business, aligning their interests with the company’s success and rewarding their dedication as the company grows
- Flexible PTO: With flexible PTO, you can take the time you need, whenever you need it, to ensure you are at your best and fully recharge
- Wellbeing Focused: Enjoy access to the Peloton Interactive Wellness Program, where you can prioritize your health and wellness through a variety of engaging and personalized fitness classes
- Ongoing Learning: Embrace a growth mindset with our comprehensive Learning & Development benefits, which include an enterprise LinkedIn Learning membership
- Health Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package starting on day one, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, savings and spending accounts, an Employee Assistance Program, company-paid life and AD&D insurance, and long-term disability coverage
- Retirement Savings Plan: Secure your future with our 401(k) plan, featuring a company match to help you invest in the next chapters of your story
- Customized Interview Journey: Your candidate experience is crucial to us which is why you will have a dedicated career partner that will guide you through the interview process and provide 1:1 support and advisement
- Community & Connection: We prioritize building meaningful connections in a flexible work environment. Our employee resource groups, dedicated wellness committee, and monthly reimbursements for team activities help foster a supportive and engaging community
Company HQ
Fort Point Channel Landmark District, Boston, MA
Leadership
Lee Rossey
(Co-Founder & CTO)Former Group Leader at MIT Lincoln Lab, and Member of Engineering Staff at L-3 Communications.
Peter Lee
(CEO & President)Previously spent over 7 years at RapidMiner as the CEO, over 4 years at TIBCO Software as an Executive VP, and 8 years at JP Morgan as a VP. They also co-founded DataSynapse and served as the CEO for 9 years.
Clint S.
(CPO)Previously an Advisor at Smart Hive and Darkbit. They also served as the SVP of Product at Corelight and VP of Product at Malwarebytes and NortonLifeLock. Alongside this, they spent over 16 years at Symantec in various roles, including CPO of Cyber Security Services.
Roger Blanchette
(CFO)Previously CFO at Broadvoice, 360insights, Element AI, Skyword, NuoDB, Episerver, Dune Medical Devices, Cadent, and DataSynapse. They also spent almost 6 years at Concord Communications as the Director of Finance and VP of Finance.
Matt Knutsen
(CRO)Previously the CRo of Immersive Labs. Prior to that, they spent over 4 years at Avecto as the VP of Americas and EVP & GM of America, and over 8 years at AppSense in various roles, including AVP.
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