Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) - Hybrid - Seattle

We’re looking for a strategic and hands-on Senior Manager of Site Reliability Engineering to lead our SRE team in delivering resilient, scalable, and high-performing systems. This role is central to our mission of operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You’ll guide a team of talented engineers, champion automation, and collaborate across disciplines to ensure our infrastructure supports business growth and innovation.

A day in the life...

• Lead & Inspire

Build and mentor a high-performing SRE team. Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous learning.

• Drive Reliability

Ensure the availability and performance of critical services through proactive monitoring, incident response, and root cause analysis.

• Automate Everything

Reduce manual toil by implementing automation across deployment, recovery, and scaling processes.

• Monitor & Observe

Define and execute observability strategies using New Relic, Splunk, and other tools to detect and resolve issues before they impact users.

• Collaborate & Align

Partner with engineering, product, and operations teams to align reliability goals with business priorities.

• Plan for Scale

Lead capacity planning and performance tuning for services running on AWS EKS and other cloud-native platforms.

• Measure & Improve

Establish and track SLOs, SLAs, and error budgets. Continuously refine processes to improve system reliability and team efficiency.

You own this if you have...

• Experience

5+ years in SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering, with 2+ years in a leadership role.

• Technical Depth

Expertise in cloud platforms (especially AWS), container orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS), and CI/CD pipelines.

• Programming Skills

Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java.

• Tool Mastery

Hands-on experience with New Relic, Splunk, Kubernetes

• Problem Solver

Strong analytical skills and a passion for root cause analysis and continuous improvement.

• Communicator

Clear, concise, and collaborative communicator who thrives in cross-functional environments.

• Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• Bonus Points

​Experience with large-scale distributed systems.

Familiarity with ITIL or similar incident management frameworks.

Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Google Cloud

Professional Engineer).

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We’ve got you covered…

Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

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Pay Range Details

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Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

$191,000.00 - $297,000.00 Annual

This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_17-19.pdf