Site Reliability Engineering Lead at Sonar
Austin, TX
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Aug 17, 2026
Austin, TX
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An engineering manager role leading a team of Cloud Engineers and Site Reliability Engineers at a code quality software company. The manager is responsible for team growth, on-call health, incident response, and driving automation to reduce toil, while collaborating cross-functionally to ensure the production platform meets reliability, security, and cost-efficiency goals. The role suits an experienced SRE or cloud infrastructure leader with hands-on technical depth and people management experience.
Senior level · 10+ years · Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 70 people in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 30–100
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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What the occupation pays Median $180,882 (middle half $145,991–$225,298).
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Why we read it this way (6)
The posting carries no explicit title-level seniority word (e.g. 'Senior Manager'), so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 10+ years requirement and people-management scope (hiring, mentorship, on-call ownership) clearly support a Senior band.
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the role is primarily a people-management position (11-3021) but retains strong hands-on technical expectations including code reviews for infrastructure components. 15-1244 is listed as the runner-up.
Aurora and OpenSearch appear as illustrative examples of mission-critical shared services rather than explicit skill gates; they are captured as preferred accordingly.
IAM and organizational-scale AWS constructs (OUs, Account Vending) are mentioned in the Cloud Expertise requirement but read more as context for the AWS gate than as separately testable skills; IAM is captured as preferred.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
The role is explicitly on-site in Austin, TX; relocation assistance is offered but remote work is not an option.
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