Senior Director, Network Reliability Engineering

Lambda

. Own Lambda's network reliability end to end across GPU compute fabrics, data center, backbone and edge .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $399,000 - $531,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in network reliability management, incident management, and automation within large-scale cloud or data center environments. Proven ability to lead high-performing teams, define network SLOs, and implement self-healing network strategies.

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Engineering Management ExperienceNetwork Reliability LeadershipIncident Management at ScaleAutomation and Process ImprovementTeam Building and Development

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Hard Skills

Network EngineeringProduction OperationsAutomationIncident CommandRouting (BGP)Leaf-Spine FabricsNetwork TelemetryClosed-Loop Remediation SystemsGPU Cloud InfrastructureHPC Infrastructure

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsStrong JudgmentCalm Under PressureTeam PrioritizationPerformance Feedback

Tools & Technologies

GNMIOpenConfigAI/ML ToolingInfiniBandRoCE Fabrics

Industry Keywords

Cloud NetworksData Center Operations24x7 AvailabilityAutomation-First ApproachHigh-Velocity Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own Lambda's network reliability end to end across GPU compute fabrics, data center, backbone and edge
Run break-fix operations at scale, including fault detection, triage, hardware replacement and RMA, optics and cabling remediation, and coordination with data center operations and remote-hands partners
Lead networking operations excellence and incident management, including on-call, incident command, escalation paths, customer communication and blameless postmortems
Set the multi-year strategy for a self-healing network with automated detection, isolation, traffic shifting, capacity draining and restoration, and repair-work creation
Convert manual break-fix work into durable software and reduce operational toil
Define network SLOs and error budgets with product and customer-facing teams
Build safe automation with blast-radius limits, staged rollouts, audit trails and rollback, including AI-assisted triage and remediation
Own the operational bar for incident detection, handling, review, measurement and learning
Hire, develop and retain engineers and leaders and design the team structure as the network and organization grow
Manage through leads and senior individual contributors with regular 1:1s, performance feedback, growth planning and sponsorship of meaningful work
Partner with Network Engineering, Network Capacity Automation, Software and Principal Engineers on reliability requirements, architecture, hardware and vendor decisions
Partner with Data Center Operations, Supply Chain and vendors on spares strategy, RMA turnaround and hardware failure trends
Represent reliability metrics and technical direction to senior leadership, enterprise customers and partners during major incidents and reviews
Contribute to organization-wide engineering process improvements

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of engineering management experience, including managing managers and directly managing senior individual contributors
Proven track record of leading SRE, network reliability or production operations organizations for large-scale cloud or data center networks with 24x7 availability requirements
Network or software engineering background
Experience shipping production systems and engaging credibly on architecture, technical tradeoffs, and code quality
Measurably reduced toil and incident impact through automation
Familiarity designing, building, scaling and operating large-scale networks, including routing (BGP), leaf-spine fabrics, optics and hardware failure modes, and network telemetry and monitoring
Experience building closed-loop or event-driven remediation systems and safety controls for automation
Experience running incident management at scale, including incident command and blameless postmortems
Data-driven, automation-first, high-velocity organizational approach
Track record of building high-performing teams in fast-moving, technically demanding environments
Ability to translate ambiguous business and product goals into clear team priorities and executable engineering plans
Strong judgment about when to go deep technically, delegate, and escalate
Ability to remain calm and decisive during major incidents and communicate clearly with customers and executives
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience in GPU cloud, HPC, or AI/ML infrastructure environments (nice to have)
Experience operating InfiniBand or RoCE fabrics at scale (nice to have)
Experience applying ML or LLM-based tooling to operations (nice to have)
Experience with streaming network telemetry at scale, such as gNMI or OpenConfig (nice to have)
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous cash & equity compensation
Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
Flexible paid time off plan