Senior Manager, Platform Reliability & Automation
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CAPosted 21 days ago
Job summary
Job post source
This job is directly from Applied Medical
Job overview
The Senior Manager, Platform Reliability & Automation at Applied Medical leads a team to ensure infrastructure reliability, automation, and observability, driving platform stability and scalability.
Responsibilities and impact
The role involves building and leading a team focused on infrastructure reliability and automation, defining reliability goals and metrics, driving proactive uptime and incident response strategies, promoting automation and infrastructure-as-code practices, establishing observability standards, and collaborating cross-functionally to improve system maturity and platform scalability.
Compensation and benefits
The position offers a competitive salary range of $110,000 to $160,000 per year in California, a comprehensive benefits package including 401(k) with employer match, education reimbursement, wellness activities, generous vacation and paid holidays, and training and mentorship opportunities.
Experience and skills
Candidates should have at least ten years of engineering experience with five years in platform or infrastructure leadership, strong knowledge of SRE principles, observability frameworks, automation tools, and modern system architectures; familiarity with Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, and Azure or hybrid cloud is preferred.
Career development
The company provides training, mentorship, and education reimbursement programs to support employee growth and career advancement.
Work environment and culture
Applied Medical fosters a culture of ownership, curiosity, continuous learning, accountability, transparency, and excellence, emphasizing cross-functional collaboration and upholding company values.
Company information
Applied Medical is a medical device company with over 35 years of experience, known for innovation and quality in surgical technologies, experiencing rapid growth and expansion.
Team overview
The candidate will lead a team responsible for platform reliability and automation, focusing on building a high-performing, accountable team aligned with company goals.
Job location and travel
The job is based in California with on-campus wellness activities, implying an on-site work environment.
Unique job features
The role is distinguished by its focus on proactive platform resiliency strategies, automation-first practices, and robust observability to ensure system stability and scalability.
Company overview
Applied Medical is a global medical device company that develops and manufactures innovative products for minimally invasive surgery. They generate revenue by selling a wide range of surgical instruments and devices designed to enhance patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. Founded in 1987, the company is known for its vertically integrated business model, which allows for rapid product development and cost-effective manufacturing. Applied Medical is committed to sustainability and improving healthcare through advanced technology and continuous innovation.
How to land this job
Position your resume to highlight leadership experience in platform reliability, automation, and infrastructure management, emphasizing your ability to build and lead high-performing teams focused on accountability and continuous improvement.
Emphasize your expertise in SRE principles, observability frameworks, and automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines, along with your strategic approach to system resiliency and performance tuning.
Apply through multiple channels including Applied Medical's corporate careers page and LinkedIn to maximize your visibility and chances of consideration for this senior leadership role.
Connect with current employees in the Platform Reliability or Infrastructure divisions at Applied Medical on LinkedIn, initiating conversations with ice breakers like commenting on recent company innovations in surgical technologies or asking about their experience fostering cross-functional collaboration and team culture.
Optimize your resume for ATS by incorporating keywords directly from the job description such as 'platform reliability,' 'automation-first practices,' 'infrastructure-as-code,' 'SLOs/SLIs,' 'observability,' and 'incident response' to ensure it passes initial screenings.
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